PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and finds it more likely than not related to his active duty service, including the verified stressor involving the death of his friend in a motor vehicle accident. As such, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 6, 1999 for the award of service connection for PTSD.

Service connection is granted for pulmonary amyloidosis due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. Service connection for PTSD is denied as there is no current diagnosis and the Veteran did not provide credible evidence of a verified in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence from a VA examiner and treatment records.

The Board found no current evidence of a seizure disorder and denied service connection for this condition. The Veteran's prostate cancer was not linked to his military service, and the claim is denied. Service connection for PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, or anxiety with panic attacks could not be established based on the available evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings following the award of service connection for PTSD with Anxiety Disorder NOS has been withdrawn. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's PTSD does not result in the level of occupational and social impairment required for a higher rating.

The Board has ordered a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran had PTSD during his lifetime and whether it contributed to his death. The appeal is being remanded again due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development including obtaining VA treatment records and a supplemental report from the June 2012 examiner.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a new hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the St. Petersburg, Florida RO.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been manifested by occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress. The Board finds that this warrants a 10 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% evaluation for PTSD was denied as the increase in disability was not factually ascertainable prior to June 19, 2008.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a Board hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Veteran's appeal of the initial ratings for PTSD and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board finds that the service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to the Veteran's death. The medical evidence does not support a conclusion that the service-connected conditions caused excessive acetaminophen use, which led to fulminant hepatitis and sepsis.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of the Veteran's alleged stressor of mortar attacks and obtaining VA treatment records. The Veteran should be afforded an appropriate VA psychiatric examination if the verified stressor is related to mortar attacks.

The Veteran first met the criteria for entitlement to SMC as of February 12, 2002. His effective date for SMC is set at this point.

The Veteran's PTSD has been manifested by symptoms indicative of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating. The evidence does not support higher ratings.