PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's claims and need for further verification of his service in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected PTSD, and therefore, he cannot be granted service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and the effective date of this grant is July 12, 1991.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 50 percent disabling throughout the rating period on appeal. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation.

The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection of PTSD due to lack of a diagnosis during active duty and insufficient evidence linking current symptoms to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, a bilateral knee condition, and a back condition were denied. The Board found that there is no evidence establishing current diagnoses for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a 70 percent evaluation, effective March 2, 2005. The other service-connected conditions have not resulted in additional evaluations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was directly related to his in-service stressors, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and determining whether new evidence has been received to reopen previously denied claims.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling, and the Board found that it does not warrant a higher rating. The Veteran was also denied entitlement to TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and determine if they are related to his PTSD. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating effective January 25, 2008. Prior to this date, the disability was rated at 30 percent.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD effective June 27, 2000. The appellant's claim was initially denied in July 1998 and appealed to receive a higher rating. After additional evidence was considered, the RO awarded a 50 percent rating in January 2002, which was later increased to 70 percent effective June 27, 2000.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and Bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's account of a military sexual assault is credible and consistent with his diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no credible supporting evidence to verify the claimed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's back disability is etiologically related to service and the Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is in favor of granting service connection for his back disability.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and Tinnitus, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of a verified in-service stressor for PTSD and noting the Veteran's tinnitus is related to acoustic trauma in service.