PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2011

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence linking the claimed conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial increased evaluation for PTSD, a noncompensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and a restoration of a 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus. The reduction from 10 to zero percent for tinnitus was found to be proper.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim and granted service connection for PTSD, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been found to be manifested by grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting himself or others, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living due to impaired ability to focus and concentrate, as well as memory loss for names of close relatives. This more nearly approximates total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his hypertension and the current severity of his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for further development and consideration. The issues include an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU.

The Board has expanded the Veteran's claim to encompass all psychiatric disorders and is remanding for a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of any currently present acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The revised 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f) (3) will be considered in determining service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral patellofemoral syndrome is service-connected, with an effective date of February 26, 2007.,Service connection for PTSD was granted but the earlier effective date claim was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling updated VA examinations and obtaining additional medical records.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened, but the evidence does not confirm all of his reported in-service stressors. The Board finds that some of these stressors are contradicted by other evidence and thus cannot be considered established.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and granted it. The evidence presented raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 24, 2000 for a 100 percent rating for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder is dismissed as the appeal must be dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen her previously denied claim of service connection for PTSD and has determined that she meets the criteria for service connection based on a diagnosed PTSD related to military stressors experienced in Honduras.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 30 percent rating, effective from December 23, 2009. The effective date for this grant of service connection is April 30, 2004.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for PTSD, currently rated at 30 percent. The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as he did not provide sufficient evidence to warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, PTSD, depression, allergic rhinitis, and gastritis are also being reviewed.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are causally related to her military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent disability rating for the entire period of the appeal, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no medical evidence of a current psychiatric disability and no diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and PTSD were denied as there is no credible evidence of exposure to herbicides or Vietnam service, and the competent medical evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD.