PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and failure to comply with notification requirements for personal assault PTSD claims. The appellant's service connection claim will be reconsidered based on new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder, finding that there was no verified stressor event or evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying stressors and providing a VA examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD. The secondary service connection claim for alcohol dependence will also be addressed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that his fatal motor vehicle accident was not related to his active duty service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

PTSD was granted and rated at 70 percent from August 29, 2002 to October 11, 2007.,Since October 12, 2007, the veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam and granted his claim for service connection.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD during the period prior to August 5, 2003.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, but the claim is still denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his combat experience in Vietnam and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from Shreveport and considering the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to verify service periods and obtain VA treatment records, as well as arrange for a psychiatric examination. The veteran is advised that failure to report for the scheduled examination may result in denial of his claim.

The veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred, and he does not currently have PTSD.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the submission of additional medical evidence and the need for VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability are inextricably intertwined. The case is being remanded for further development of evidence related to the veteran's claimed stressors, including verification from the U.S. Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC).

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD alone does not warrant a higher initial rating, as his symptoms do not significantly impair his occupational and social functioning.

The Board found the veteran's claimed PTSD stressor not credible and denied service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his PTSD and TDIU claims, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the February 2004 rating decision which granted service connection for PTSD effective June 18, 2001. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date based on CUE is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for panic disorder, but further development is needed to consider the veteran's claims for staged increased ratings.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional records and a new VA psychiatric examination.