PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Board grants service connection for PTSD, resolving all reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as decreased concentration, irritability, sleep disturbance, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and social isolation. A 50 percent rating for PTSD has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms are severe enough to warrant a 100 percent evaluation, and he is unemployable due to his service-connected condition.

The case is remanded to obtain additional records from JSRRC regarding the veteran's alleged in-service stressors.

The veteran's PTSD was evaluated as 30 percent disabling from September 6, 1996 to December 20, 1998; 70 percent from December 21, 1998 to April 10, 2005; and 100 percent since April 11, 2005.

The Board granted an increased disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's PTSD, resolving all doubt in his favor.

The appeal is remanded to the Board for further development of evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed inservice personal assault stressors, including evidence of behavior changes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied because the competent medical evidence of record does not show a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible evidence independently verifying any in-service stressor and, therefore, no supported diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied because the record does not establish that he experienced a stressful event during his military service to account for his diagnosis of PTSD.

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

The Board denied the claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based on the theory that PTSD was a contributory cause of the veteran's death.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent, but the Board found that a rating of 50 percent is warranted beginning September 24, 2007.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence that a claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder, and that weight loss, chronic headaches, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, degenerative disc condition, and tingling of the feet were not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted due to a verified in-service stressor and competent medical evidence linking the condition to that stressor.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a right wrist disability as there was no evidence of current disabilities, and the veteran did not have any verified in-service stressors or relevant in-service injuries.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for ureterolithiasis, Asiatic flu, and a sinus condition as not being new and material evidence. The claim for a sinus condition was reopened but ultimately denied. Other claims were also denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence to support a current diagnosis or a link between his in-service experiences and these conditions.