PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic PTSD was denied as there is no objective evidence of the condition during or after service, and his statements were not sufficient to establish a link between his wartime experiences and the disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are supported by medical evidence linking them to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a claimed in-service helicopter crash, and the Veteran needs further examination for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since December 17, 2007. The evidence shows that his symptoms have caused occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's appeal regarding increased rating for PTSD and total unemployability due to service-connected disability is being remanded for additional development.

The Board has ordered the case back to the RO for additional development due to incomplete stressor verification and missing medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to July 22, 2002.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for residuals of a gunshot wound to the right thigh and PTSD were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of 10 percent for the right thigh condition or any higher evaluation for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, and he did not have any other service-connected disabilities at the time of his death. The Board found that there were no verified stressors related to his military service, and thus could not establish service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 50 percent rating prior to February 14, 2005 and a 70 percent rating since then. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD and Anxiety Disorder NOS is granted, while a compensable rating for superficial perivascular dermatitis of both arms remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he has PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and traumatic arthritis of the right ankle, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the latter claim. The rating decisions denying these claims are final.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a headache disability, finding no credible evidence to support the occurrence of the claimed stressors or current diagnoses.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings on May 5, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's PTSD is not shown by the medical evidence of record to be related to a stressor event incurred during active military service. Therefore, his claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board found that the appellant did not serve in combat and there was no independently corroborated stressor event to support a current diagnosis of PTSD. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.