PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected based on his participation in combat with the enemy during service and the resulting stressful experiences.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that January 3, 2001 is the earliest effective date that may be assigned.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and/or more adequate reasons and bases.,Additional evidence is needed to determine whether the veteran's current eye condition was caused by any incident in service, including getting sand in his eye.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection and new and material evidence issues due to additional medical records submitted since the most recent SSOC.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and an increased rating for PTSD, finding no relationship between his current disabilities and military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence to support a link between his claimed in-service stressors and his diagnosed conditions.

The Board has reopened the claim for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but remanded the issue of service connection for PTSD due to insufficient evidence. The veteran's current diagnoses include dysthymic disorder, major depressive episode, and PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD related to his military service and therefore denied this claim. The hypertension, bilateral feet disabilities, and right thumb disability are also being addressed as direct service connection claims.

The veteran's PTSD claim was denied, and his claims to reopen for left ankle and left knee disorders were also denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no verified in-service stressor and no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of stressor events and a VA examination. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the PTSD service connection claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The veteran was not granted any new evidence-based service connection, but his PTSD claim resulted in a 30% disability rating effective March 22, 2004.

The Board has determined that further efforts are needed to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and determine if he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The case is REMANDED for these purposes.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that there is credible evidence of a trauma during service and competent medical evidence linking the current diagnosis to this event.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is due to combat-related experiences in Southeast Asia and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling, and the Board finds that this evaluation is appropriate based on his symptoms.

The VA granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a disability rating of 30 percent, effective from October 29, 2004. The veteran's PTSD is currently manifested by some occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, peripheral neuropathy of the left leg and foot, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and PTSD. The veteran was not shown to have a current disability related to asbestos exposure.

The veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD, but the cause of his condition is unclear. The Board finds that he participated in combat while serving in Vietnam and recommends a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his combat experiences contributed to his PTSD.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 28, 2001 for the assignment of a 100 percent schedular evaluation for PTSD. The earliest allowable effective date is therefore August 28, 2001.