PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board finds that the appellant does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than generalized anxiety disorder, to include PTSD. Therefore, service connection for such disability is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of such symptomatology as sleeping problems, anxiety, problems with crowds, and panic attacks. However, the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of left hip stress fracture is granted. The issue of service connection for psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appellant's claim to reopen his earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive episode, obsessive compulsive disorder, and PTSD as a matter of law because it is legally barred.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection for PTSD and TDIU are still pending.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability rating.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for his service-connected PTSD, which was granted on February 17, 2009. The case has been remanded to address the issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the January 1995 rating decision that awarded him a 30% rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia or another acquired psychiatric disorder excluding PTSD and a stomach ulcer, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The RO previously denied these claims in February 1962.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's chronic headaches, disability of the pancreas as secondary to substance abuse, disability of the bowel as secondary to substance abuse, and disability of the liver as secondary to substance abuse. Service connection for heart disease (including congestive heart failure) remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to insufficient evidence to verify his claimed in-service stressors. The case is now pending and will be reviewed again after further development.

The Veteran's PTSD has been found to cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of his stressor claims.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, panic disorder without agoraphobia, and mood disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), finding that his symptoms are as likely as not attributable to traumatic events during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, PTSD, and schizophrenia, secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities is granted. The claims for increased ratings for left and right knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative arthritis are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his current PTSD is not due to a specific in-service stressor event separate and distinct from his own willful misconduct during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, residuals of nose fracture, bilateral knee disorder, and persistent strep throat disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if he currently has PTSD and whether it is related to his in-service stressor event.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine if he had any periods of Federalized National Guard service and to obtain updated medical records. His claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and chronic fatigue are currently under review.