PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The veteran's PTSD, rated as 70 percent disabling, precludes all forms of substantially gainful employment due to the disability.

The Board has determined that the RO did not fully comply with VCAA notification requirements and failed to verify the veteran's claimed stressors. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed PTSD is not service-connected as there are no verified stressors related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified in-service stressor and insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and provided no information regarding in-service stressors. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to establish a service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the veteran meets the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and if it is related to his combat service during military service.

The VA denied a higher initial evaluation for PTSD with depression, currently rated as 30 percent disabling.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, the highest possible rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as there is no medical diagnosis of PTSD and no competent evidence of a nexus between any current psychiatric disability and service.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder and a previous effective date. The Board has determined that the issues on appeal are related to ratings and their effective dates, not service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and thus no basis to grant the claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation greater than 30 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has identified outstanding records and instructed the VA to obtain them. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be remanded for further development.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and Social Security Administration records.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. As a result, the previous denial remains final.

The veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for his PTSD was denied. The case is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD because there was no current diagnosis of the condition and the denial represented a reasonable application of the known facts to the law at that time.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from various facilities and attempting to obtain SSA disability records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion on whether all service-connected disabilities combine to render the veteran unemployable. The claim will also be submitted to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for extraschedular consideration based on a private physician's December 2007 opinion.