PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the issues on appeal.

The Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation by reason of the service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.

The appeal was denied as the evidence did not support a connection between the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and his PTSD, or any link between his low back disorder and either service-connected condition or service itself.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis and rhinitis, and a superficial scalp wound scar.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, are being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated as 50 percent disabling, effective August 18, 2003.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's PTSD with dysthymia was rated at 30 percent from February 12, 2003, to April 15, 2004, and increased to 50 percent since April 16, 2004. The low back disability remained at 10 percent until September 14, 2006, when it was increased to 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 6, 1992, for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied as the October 1990 decision is final and the effective date is the date of the new claim.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his PTSD caused or contributed to his death.

The Board reopens the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, a skin disorder characterized as rashes, abnormal growths, and an excised cyst on the tail bone, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and shrinking testicles. It then addresses these claims on their merits.,Service connection is denied for a right chest lump, residuals of exposure to sarin oil and nerve agents, smoke inhalation, radiation exposure, irritable bowel syndrome, and tinea cruris.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for TDIU, and the Board dismissed this issue. The claim was remanded to grant a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not significantly affect his social and occupational functional status, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no credible medical evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD or any symptoms associated with that disorder based on verified stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD is not shown to be more severe than the 50 percent rating currently assigned, and a higher initial rating is therefore denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as there is no independently verifiable evidence of an in-service stressor and the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD that is related to military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by symptoms that more closely approximate occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment. A 70 percent rating is warranted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis. The effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was upheld as June 21, 2006.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and PTSD, as there was no evidence of a chronic respiratory disorder in service or a link between his current conditions and active duty, and no credible supporting evidence to corroborate his claimed stressors.