PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to further develop the evidence regarding the claimed in-service stressor.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of an inservice injury or disease and a nexus to his current disabilities.

The Board grants service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the veteran's reported in-service stressors, which are corroborated by credible supporting evidence.

The claim for an effective date prior to September 24, 1991 for PTSD has no legal merit.

The veteran's PTSD is not shown to cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, as required for a 70 percent rating. The evidence does not support an initial rating in excess of 50 percent.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was not timely filed, and the initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's claimed stressors and other relevant factors.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by sleep impairment, depression, anxiety, hypervigilance, and irritability. There is no evidence of flattened affect, circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech, panic attacks, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired judgment, or impaired abstract thinking. The Board concluded that the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent have not been met.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, a neck disorder, and the reopening of a previously denied claim for a low back disorder due to lack of evidence supporting an association between these conditions and the veteran's active duty.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and increased evaluations for bilateral knee disabilities, focusing only on PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash of the neck and between the legs, diabetes mellitus, type II, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were denied as there was no evidence of current conditions or credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted based on a verified in-service stressor and a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The appeal was denied as there is no clear medical diagnosis of PTSD attributed to any verified in-service stressor.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was remanded for further development, including the provision of a VA examination.

The Board denied entitlement to a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the veteran's service-connected PTSD from November 7, 1996, thru February 5, 2004, and granted a 100 percent disability rating effective February 6, 2004. The Board also denied entitlement to a TDIU prior to February 6, 2004.

The veteran's chronic, severe PTSD is manifested by total occupational and nearly total social impairment.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and due process.