PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was reopened, but the evidence did not support a finding of PTSD due to military service.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including providing the veteran with a VCAA notice letter compliant with 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f) and obtaining relevant VA medical records since 2005.

The appeal was partially granted, as new and material evidence was found to reopen the claim for hearing loss. However, service connection was denied for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), nerves and gastric hypermobility, and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with multilevel disc herniation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for avascular necrosis and a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claim.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine the current level of severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The appeal is remanded to obtain SSA records and arrange for a VA examination regarding the veteran's claimed conditions.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be characterized by sleep impairment, depressed mood, anxiety, anger, hypervigilance, isolative behavior, nightmares, irritability, and intrusive thoughts. However, the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The appeal is remanded to verify the veteran's reported in-service PTSD stressors and to obtain a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD prior to November 1, 2005, and a 50 percent rating since that date. The Board found no evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in service, but the loss of his teeth is not considered a disability for which service connection can be granted.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent, and the claims for service connection for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, type II, a left ankle disorder, and TDIU were remanded.

The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder, effective April 5, 2006, was found to be productive of total social and industrial impairment.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied as the claimed in-service stressors were not corroborated and there was no evidence linking his current PTSD to service.

The claim for service connection for PTSD with panic disorder was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the Board found that credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors did not exist.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a hearing at a local VA office before a member of the BVA.

The appeal was denied service connection for PTSD and granted a TDIU.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective as of the date of service connection.

The veteran's psychiatric disability, including psychoneurosis and PTSD, does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The appeal was partially granted, as new and material evidence was found to support the claim for a low back disorder. However, no service connection was established for other conditions.