PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2010

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a mental health examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and issues related to service connection for various conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to accrued benefits and service connection for cause of death. The appellant's claims are pending further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because his only verified active duty service was from June 22, 1974 to July 22, 1974. The Veteran's period of incarceration from 1978 to 1979 is considered a civilian status and he is not eligible for VA compensation benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The initial rating of 10 percent assigned for diabetes mellitus and the issue of entitlement to a TDIU have also been addressed.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since July 1996. The Board found that the current rating of 30 percent is appropriate given the Veteran's symptoms, which do not meet or more nearly approximate the requirements for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied TDIU. The Veteran's claim for PTSD is supported by medical evidence linking his symptoms to in-service stressors, consistent with the circumstances of his service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The issue of whether service connection is warranted remains pending.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development regarding the claimed stressors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, as well as the effective dates for service connection of tinnitus and dermatitis, were denied. The claim to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for dermatitis was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent, but the Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD. The Veteran also meets the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated based on the severity of symptoms and impairment, with no higher evaluations granted prior to July 17, 2008, or since that date.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and prostate cancer, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 28, 2007, for a 100 percent rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board dismissed the case due to the appellant's request for withdrawal.

The Veteran does not have left ear hearing loss attributable to his military service and the Board finds that his current hearing loss is less likely due to in-service noise exposure.