PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination. The claim will be reconsidered following this.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, a skin condition (presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange), degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and depression. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and to reopen his claim for Perthes' disease, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to support reopening the Perthes' disease claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hearing loss, and did not address his claim for reopening a previously denied gunshot wound to the back. The case is remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain more specific information about the veteran's alleged stressors and to attempt to verify them. The veteran must provide names, dates, and places of any stressful incidents in service that may have contributed to his PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to assess the severity of his PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms include social withdrawal, sleep difficulties, occasional nightmares, startle response, anxiety, and some suicidal thoughts. The VA denied an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, dementia due to cardiopulmonary arrest, was not related to his service or any service-connected disability. The appellant's claims for PTSD and asbestos exposure as contributing causes were also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is associated with his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an August 1996 rating decision that assigned a 100 percent disability evaluation for schizophrenia with PTSD prior to April 16, 1992 is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to May 13, 2003 and entitlement to TDIU prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient evidence of stressors and lack of corroboration.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and depression, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to her military service. Other claimed disabilities were not found to be service-connected.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not due to a disease or injury incurred in service, including PTSD linked to confirmed in-service stressors.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to April 11, 2005.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an initial compensable rating for his perirectal abscess with anal fistula, status-post fistulectomy. The decision concluded that there was no objective confirmation of any stressors supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 10 percent disability rating.