PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type, chronic with alleged PTSD.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim, but ultimately denied service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of a verifiable in-service stressor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible evidence of his claimed in-service stressors and he did not engage in combat.

The appeal is remanded to obtain the appellant's complete service personnel records, verify her in-service stressors, and obtain a medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a skin disorder were denied as there was no competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD, and new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for a skin disorder.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, injury residuals of the right lower extremity, and shrapnel fragments in the abdomen and left thigh due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed in-service events.

The veteran has PTSD which has been related to his period of service, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder has been manifested by depressed mood, social impairment, and chronic sleep impairment that approximates occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency. However, the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychological disability, other than PTSD, and for PTSD due to the lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a right shoulder disability, a left leg disability, and PTSD as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a more severe disability or causation by exposure to herbicides.

The appeal for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied because there is no credible evidence that the claimed in-service sexual assault actually occurred.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling of a hearing on the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal is being remanded for further development, including a more thorough evaluation of the Veteran's PTSD claim and clarification regarding his status as a fugitive felon.

The appeal was denied as the evidence did not support service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, frostbite or trench foot of both lower extremities, an eye disorder, and a duodenal ulcer.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of a claimed stressor and a possible VA examination.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 24, 2003, for the award of a 70 percent rating for the service-connected post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD).

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to and from January 12, 2005, resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, irritability, panic attacks (weekly or less often), and chronic sleep impairment.