PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for a personal hearing before the Board at the local office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of his claims, including the submission of additional evidence he provided in March 2009.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been denied as he does not have this condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD, but he does have established diagnoses of panic disorder with agoraphobia. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted, based on a diagnosis of PTSD and credible evidence supporting his in-service stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously-denied service-connection claim for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, claiming it as bipolar disorder. The new evidence submitted by the Veteran's aunt did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a mental illness, including paranoia, depression, and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with its previous orders, including verification of the Veteran's PTSD stressor and a medical examination. The Veteran was not provided copies of the SSOCs at his latest address.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, effective from May 25, 1999. The Board has determined that the criteria for a higher rating have not been met during this period.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or contribute to his death from a stroke. The Veteran died of a stroke, which was not caused by any incident of service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since April 22, 2005. Prior to July 25, 2007, the disability was rated at 70 percent due to more severe symptoms and occupational/social impairment.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because the evidence did not show he was unemployable solely due to his PTSD prior to April 25, 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to insufficient evidence corroborating his claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and confirming the Veteran's alleged stressors.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to evaluate the severity of his service-connected migraine headaches and PTSD with depressive disorder.

The service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder aggravated the underlying heart conditions resulting in death, and is therefore considered a contributory cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and hypertension, as well as his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, have been dismissed due to the Veteran indicating that he is satisfied with the recent increases in ratings.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability.