PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2010

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no verified in-service stressor and that her current diagnoses were not related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is causally related to service, and thus grants this claim. The claims for PTSD and Personality Disorder are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient explanation of a VA examiner's opinion and lack of proper statement of the case on PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and finds that the Veteran's reported stressors are associated with his military service. The claim for TDIU is remanded to determine if other disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA outpatient clinic records and further development of his PTSD claim.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and denied the Veteran's claim.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for all issues related to service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and there is no evidence linking his currently diagnosed psychiatric disabilities to his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a mental disorder, hearing loss, and recurrent plantar warts on the left foot were denied. The Veteran was not granted an increased rating for his recurrent plantar warts.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to January 27, 2005 for service connection of PTSD, genital herpes, sunflower cataract of the right eye and residuals of a nasal fracture have been denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to service and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his PTSD and seizure disorder.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities and is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of these disabilities.

The Veteran's vocational goal of becoming a dog trainer is reasonably feasible, and the Board finds that achievement of this goal is feasible given his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's current disability picture is appropriately reflected by his current 30 percent disability rating due to the severity of his PTSD symptoms, which cause occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is dismissed because his symptoms are encompassed by his already established service-connected schizoaffective disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, claimed as bipolar disorder and depression were denied. The claim of service connection for post-traumatic deformity involving the base of the right thumb and triquetrum with degenerative changes was also denied. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals of dislocation of the right shoulder from October 1, 2005, was not addressed as it is part of a larger appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an increased rating to 70 percent effective September 26, 2007. The diabetes issue is not addressed in this decision.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and determined that new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a letter from his mother, is sufficient to establish an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim. The Board also found that the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder was incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.