PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to a verified stressor during his period of service and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to a stressor incident during his military service, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service experience during the Great Alaska Earthquake and accompanying tsunami events, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining information about a claimed in-service sexual assault and conducting an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD based on new evidence, but denied the underlying claim as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are causally related to his military service.

The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as his PTSD does not result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The appellant has withdrawn his appeals for the claims of service connection for arthritis, sleep walking, hypertension, leg cramps, PTSD, pre-cancer, a sinus condition and lupus.

The Board found that the Veteran did not engage in combat and thus could not rely solely on his lay statements to establish the occurrence of stressors. The evidence provided by the Veteran regarding specific stressors was deemed insufficient, and there is no credible supporting evidence corroborating these events. As a result, the claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, although generally functioning satisfactorily. The initial disability rating for PTSD remains at 30 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective August 18, 2005. Service connection for a lumbar spine disability and residuals of head injury are granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD stems from his verified in-service stressor of coming under enemy fire while serving in the Republic of Vietnam, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, previously diagnosed as PTSD, was granted an initial rating of 30 percent. The decision also addressed the issue of a total evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder, and chronic pain syndrome. The Veteran is not shown to be suffering from chronic pain syndrome.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his service records and information regarding his claimed stressors.

The Veteran's death was due to atherosclerotic disease, and the appellant is not eligible for additional DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1311(a)(2) because her marriage to the Veteran did not meet the legal requirements.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 50 percent is warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is shown to be productive of a disability picture that more nearly approximates occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas and an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships. The Veteran was granted a rating of 70 percent for the service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD based on in-service stressors. The case is being remanded to obtain additional information and possibly a VA examination.