PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to March 5, 2008 resulted in occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. From March 5, 2008, his symptoms caused more significant impairment with moderate difficulty in establishing effective relationships at work.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further development.

The Board determined that the original grant of service connection for PTSD was based on clear and unmistakable error, leading to its denial. The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased disability rating for PTSD is moot due to the severance of service connection.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms worsened after April 14, 2003, warranting a higher 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD results in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service and grants this claim.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and PTSD, finding that the veteran's current symptoms are not related to his service-connected nasal bone fracture or any in-service traumatic events.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations for diabetes mellitus and service connection for PTSD. The initial rating for diabetes mellitus was not granted, and the evaluation for PTSD was also denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and found that new evidence supports all three elements required: a diagnosis of PTSD, combat status during service, and a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors.

The Board has ordered a remand to gather more information about the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and to provide him with an examination to determine if he meets the criteria for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and right lower back injury due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and no medical evidence linking current disabilities to service.,There is insufficient evidence to confirm either of the veteran's claimed stressors, making it impossible to establish service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the veteran's appeal due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed PTSD and tinnitus. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and verifying stressor events.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for PTSD and for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant.

The Board has determined that additional development is required before the claim for service connection for PTSD can be decided. The veteran's PTSD diagnosis may be partly due to a personal assault during his military service, and further medical examination is needed to determine if this is the case.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to July 30, 2002 for a 30 percent disability evaluation for atopic dermatitis. The issues of TDIU termination and increased evaluations for PTSD, neurological syndrome, fibromyalgia-like illness, and arthritis remain pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination of his PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD should be remanded to allow for a VA examination and further development of evidence related to the in-service stressor.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a neuropsychiatric disability, including PTSD, was received on August 12, 1995. Therefore, an effective date of August 12, 1995 is granted for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and active military service. The claim for PTSD was not addressed due to insufficient information.