PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's petitions to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD. The evidence received since the final RO decisions did not relate any of these conditions to service or provide a confirmed diagnosis.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current PTSD diagnosis for purposes of establishing service connection and denied his claim.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is not related to any in-service event, injury or disease and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100% since January 6, 1997 due to total occupational and social impairment. The low back disability is currently rated as 20%, effective from November 7, 1998.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for PTSD, hepatitis C, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The VA examinations did not find a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying a claimed stressor and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran suffers from PTSD due to the verified service stressor.

The VA has granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD from October 27, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is due to stressful events during his service in Vietnam, and as such, grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder with depression was incurred during service due to military sexual trauma.

The Board has remanded the case for further adjudication due to VCAA notice issues and consideration of additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bladder condition and PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development due to VCAA notification issues and personal assault claim under 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f)(3).

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and his anxiety disorder is not related to his military service. Therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disorder due to asbestos exposure and in-service cigarette smoking, but granted new and material evidence for the skin disorder claim.,Service connection was not established for PTSD.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to a higher initial rating for service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for another VA examination and obtaining VAMC treatment records from July 2005 to present.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and a gunshot wound to the left arm, render him unemployable due to his psychiatric impairment. The Board finds that he meets the requirements for a TDIU based on his psychiatric disability.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD and there is no verified in-service stressor to support a diagnosis. As such, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD based on new evidence, but denied the claim as there is no in-service stressor during a period of honorable service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher initial rating, and thus grants an initial 30 percent disability rating.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, effective from June 2005. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and right knee disorder are not service-connected. The veteran was granted a compensable rating for patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee prior to October 29, 2007.