PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder, and thus denied service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to verify his in-service stressor. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Veteran is granted service connection for PTSD with an effective date of September 28, 2006. The claim was reopened in October 2010 and the RO found new and material evidence to grant service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pending appeal for service connection for PTSD, and will issue a Statement of the Case if requested by the Veteran.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the Board denied dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of continuous total disability rating for at least five years prior to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is causally related to his active military service, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's combined rating was 80% prior to his death in December 2009, and 90% thereafter. The service-connected disabilities met the percentage requirements for a schedular TDIU, but did not render him unemployable due to their impact on his ability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with PTSD features, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are all granted. The Veteran is also service-connected for retinopathy.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for PTSD was granted, with an initial evaluation of 30 percent effective May 6, 2008. The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD has been productive of sleep impairment, disturbances of mood, and auditory hallucinations but not symptoms resembling obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities, intermittently illogical speech, panic attacks, spatial disorientation, or an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and dysthymic disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her service treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records, including those from the Greenville Vet Center. The case will be readjudicated after this information is obtained.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD. The claim will be adjudicated again after obtaining all necessary evidence and considering any new information.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and obtain his complete service treatment records. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Board has determined that a new medical examination is needed to determine the current nature, extent and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a new examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD with anxiety disorder. The examiner must consider all theories of service connection, including secondary service connection due to his service-connected right knee and ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it is at least in equipoise that the current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his service, specifically his involvement in search and rescue operations after Hurricane Katrina.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD have been denied as there is no competent evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's unauthorized emergency transportation expenses incurred on September 28, 2011 for memory loss and severe headache were authorized due to the severity of his condition and the prudent layperson expectation that delay in seeking medical attention would have been hazardous.