PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Veteran's PTSD has been found to cause significant impairment, but not total occupational and social impairment. The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of the veteran's PTSD and onychomycosis.

The Veteran's claimed PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service due to the unverifiable nature of his reported stressors and failure to meet DSM-IV criteria for a PTSD diagnosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD claim cannot be granted due to lack of a verified in-service stressor. However, service connection for Major Depression is granted as secondary to his service-connected hyperhidrosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his verified in-service stressor of combat exposure, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that the earliest date entitlement arose was January 16, 2002.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence regarding the existence of in-service stressors and the etiology of his current conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD based on claimed personal assaults is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression was reopened and granted. Service connection for PTSD was granted, but with a non-compensable rating. The effective date of the PTSD service connection remains to be determined.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as he does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an increased rating for status post resection of the pituitary tumor with pan hypopituitarism and hypothyroidism was not granted, while other claims for service connection or secondary service connection were also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes planus and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of aggravation during service or a current disability related to these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, a skin disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Veteran seeks an increased evaluation for his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 10 percent. The case is being remanded to obtain updated treatment records and conduct a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as the claimed stressors were not verified and there is insufficient information to place the evidence in equipoise as to whether the Veteran personally engaged in combat.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to be manifested by mood and social impairments, as well as some occupational impairment, without gross impairments in family relations, thought processes, communications or reality testing. The VA determined that a 70 percent disability rating is appropriate for the Veteran's PTSD.

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

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verifying in-service stressors and obtaining VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD and the need for further examination regarding other psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining treatment records from VA facilities and a request for personal hearing.