PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notification and further development is required before a final decision can be made on whether the appellant's discharge character bars VA benefits.

The veteran's claims for PTSD and residuals of a cold injury are remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and possibly VA examinations.

The Board has determined that a new examination is necessary to evaluate the current nature and etiology of the veteran's claimed PTSD due to his period of active service. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his PTSD and anxiety reaction, TDIU, and Dependents Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for consideration of additional evidence, including a VA psychiatric examination and obtaining any available VA medical records. The veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD is on appeal.

The veteran's PTSD has been found to be severely incapacitating, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The veteran's claim for service connection for lymphogranulomatosis (Hodgkin's Disease) was denied. The appeal for a higher initial rating for PTSD, which had been granted in March 2005, is also being denied.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a request from the Court, including providing the veteran with notifications of VCAA provisions and scheduling him for a medical examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service, specifically witnessing the death of a soldier in a tractor accident while aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of service connection for DIC benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen her previously denied claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, PTSD, hepatitis C, and left knee disorder. The decision found no evidence of these conditions in service or related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and verifying the appellant's stressors during his Southwest Asia service.

The Board has vacated its May 2008 decision and remanded the veteran's claim due to a failure to accommodate his request for a personal hearing. The case is now being remanded for clarification of whether he wants a local RO hearing or a Travel Board/Video hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased PTSD evaluation, TDIU, and earlier effective date for prostatitis. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent evaluation, which is the maximum rating available under current criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was insufficient evidence to verify the claimed stressors and no causal link between current symptoms and service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C was denied, and his claims for higher initial ratings for PTSD were also denied.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have PTSD as a result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active military service.