PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's service misconduct and his current PTSD diagnosis, as well as an attempt to obtain Social Security Administration records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability benefits records and VA treatment records from March 2007 to the present. The veteran is also scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service combat-related stressors, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board concluded that the veteran's PTSD does not result in occupational or social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, thus denying an increased rating.

The veteran does not have PTSD and the Board denied service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood prior to July 21, 2004. After this date, the evidence showed significant problems related to his PTSD but also noted he maintained some relationships and activities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying stressors in service and obtaining a VA psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and determine if service connection can be granted for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to verify the veteran's in-service stressors and determine if PTSD can be related to those events.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depressive disorders, as well as PTSD, is not service-connected due to a lack of verified in-service stressors. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted a 50 percent rating effective June 25, 2003, and the RO found no need for an increased rating prior to that date.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during service and there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors. Therefore, the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether an in-service personal assault occurred and that the veteran's PTSD is related to her active service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and notice, including providing Vazquez-Flores compliant notice regarding increased compensation claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete information regarding his claimed stressors and the need for further verification of these events.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected PTSD, maintaining the current 30 percent evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence of in-service sexual assault, despite her own statements and medical records indicating frequent visits related to gynecological issues and depression.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of combat exposure and insufficient evidence corroborating the claimed in-service stressors. Service connection for hepatitis C was also denied as there is no evidence linking it to Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because his claimed in-service stressors were not corroborated by service records or other credible evidence, and he did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.