PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Board remands the claim for additional development, including verification of claimed stressors and a psychiatric examination to determine the correct diagnosis.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus, brain cancer, tumors of the feet, PTSD, memory loss, eyesight loss, and head injury as there was no evidence to support a conclusion that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the case for further evidentiary development, including verification of additional claimed stressors and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD is related to service.

The Board must remand the case for the RO to consider additional evidence and readjudicate the claim on the merits.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to insufficient credible evidence of in-service stressors, and denied service connection for a skin condition on the neck as there was no evidence of such condition during service or within a reasonable time thereafter.

The Veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a disability rating higher than 50 percent, and an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent evaluation is not warranted.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than May 12, 1994 for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include depression and PTSD, as there was no current clinical diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder or a diagnosis of PTSD made in accordance with the DSM-IV.

The Veteran is granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to Agent Orange exposure. The claims for hypertension and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD are remanded.

The Board finds that the veteran's PTSD is related to active military service and therefore, service connection for PTSD is warranted.

The veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher initial evaluation prior to April 23, 1999.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating, effective January 9, 2003.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from August 26, 2003 through September 18, 2007, and then increased to 70 percent from September 19, 2007. The Veteran was also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) starting from September 19, 2007.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted based on a verified in-service stressor and medical evidence diagnosing PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD warranted a 70 percent disability rating prior to June 8, 2006, but not more. From June 8, 2006, the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent were not met.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a disability manifested by PTSD due to disease or injury that was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board remands the case to the RO for additional development, including a VA examination.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and notification of the appellant's rights under the VCAA.

The appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional evidence.