PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran and his accredited representative withdrew from consideration certain issues, and a chronic low back disorder was not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings and increased rating, as well as service connection for various conditions.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to evaluate the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and shell fragment wounds of the left knee and right thigh and knee.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claims.

The appeal must be remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claims.

The Veteran does not have PTSD currently and has not had it at any time during the pendency of this claim.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran has PTSD, and therefore denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and residuals of head trauma, as there was no evidence showing that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was remanded to obtain additional evidence and verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran was granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with an initial rating of 50 percent, effective August 29, 2003.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee conditions were denied as the schedular criteria for higher ratings have not been met.

The Board denied service connection for joint pain and bone spurs, hair loss, skin disability, gynecological disability, psychiatric disability (other than PTSD), impaired vision, bilateral knee disability, kidney disability, and chronic fatigue syndrome as there was no evidence of a chronic disability present in service or etiologically related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence that his claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's service treatment records and VA treatment records, as well as scheduling a VA examination to assess the etiology of any current left ankle disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by sleep impairment with nightmares of Vietnam, intrusive thoughts, avoidant behavior, emotional detachment and numbing, erratic behavior, restricted range of affect, irritability, anger, psychogenic amnesia, moderate social impairment and some occupational impairment; the Veteran's GAF score ranged from 55 to 65.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested primarily by difficulty sleeping, nightmares occurring approximately twice per week, intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, irritability, social isolation, and depressed mood. There is no evidence of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board grants service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal based on evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The appellant's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of basic eligibility as his National Guard service during Hurricane Katrina relief operations was not federalized. The evaluation of peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity was also denied, with no increase in rating.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence, including obtaining relevant Social Security Administration records.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.