PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and VA examinations to determine the etiology of any identified nasal/sinus disorder and psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is likely due to an in-service personal assault and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that an effective date of December 30, 1998 is warranted for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since May 2, 2005. The Board denied an increased rating and found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current diagnoses of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder are etiologically related to service. The claim will be readjudicated after this additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since October 6, 2008. The Board found that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating during this period.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his diagnosis of PTSD is related to a verified stressor during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because his claimed stressors were not verified and there is no evidence of combat experience. The Board found that the Veteran did not engage in combat with an enemy force during his military service.

The Board determined that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors have not been corroborated, and thus his claim for service connection for PTSD cannot be granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, effective February 24, 2005. The appeal for higher ratings on the issues of service connection for peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus has been remanded.

The Board found that the Veteran did not engage in combat with an enemy during service and his claimed in-service stressful experiences have not been supported by credible evidence. Therefore, the criteria for entitlement to service connection for PTSD have not been met.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inconsistencies in the evidence and need for additional records.

The Veteran's service-connected depression and PTSD are currently rated at 50 percent from July 21, 1992, to January 29, 2001.

The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 50 percent prior to January 30, 2007. Beginning on that date, the rating was increased to 100 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The appeal was resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's Briquet's syndrome and fibromyalgia are manifested for the period from October 12, 1993, through the present, by somatic complaints including headaches, stiffness and soreness of the muscles, weakness in the upper and lower extremities, chronic fatigue, blurred and tunnel vision, abdominal distress with alternating constipation and diarrhea, low energy, and difficulties with memory and concentration, which result in no more than severe impairment in the ability to obtain or retain employment.

The Board has determined that an effective date prior to October 6, 1988 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with a secondary schizoaffective disorder is not warranted.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it was incurred in service, with the Board finding that his convoy experienced attacks during his tour in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and additional development of the Veteran's VA treatment records.