PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Board has remanded the case due to a violation of the duty to assist, specifically failing to obtain court martial records and contact M.S. for his testimony regarding the Veteran's claimed stressor.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The Board found no CUE in the April 1980 rating decision denying service connection for psychomotor epilepsy, and thus, the March 1994 rating decision granting service connection for PTSD with a January 3, 1994 effective date is not subject to revision based on CUE.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is denied as there is no competent evidence of current PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to obtain information regarding a sexual assault reported by the Veteran in July 1990, which may be relevant to his claim for PTSD. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and PTSD were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may a psychosis be presumed to have been incurred in such service.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, related to the Veteran's military service. The claim was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, as there is no credible supporting evidence of a verified in-service stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD is productive of severe impairment in social and industrial adaptability, warranting a 100 percent schedular evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD with major depressive disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development and adjudication, including obtaining records of mental health treatment from 1983 through May 2001.

The Board has ordered the case back to the RO for additional development of records, including those from private health care providers and a Vet Center. The Veteran is asked to provide names and addresses of any medical or employment providers who have treated him.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a higher disability rating of 70 percent.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's statements, testimony, VA outpatient treatment reports, and service records support his contentions of in-service stressors. As a result, the claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a personal assault in service that may have caused PTSD. The Veteran is required to provide alternative sources of information and VA will attempt to obtain these records.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for PTSD and denied his request for a higher initial rating for his left knee disability. The Veteran was previously granted service connection for the left knee disability, but the RO has not assigned any effective date for this decision.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as he was not shown to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities prior to January 27, 2004.

The Veteran's PTSD disability rating was increased to 100% effective June 16, 2003. The effective date is based on the date of receipt of his claim for an increase in disability.

The Veteran's appeal involves a request for an increased rating for PTSD, and the RO has denied service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction. The case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence, including SSA records and VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective October 27, 2005. Service connection for tinnitus and hypertension as secondary to PTSD are granted.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, lumbar radiculopathy as secondary to peripheral neuropathy, increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities were all denied.