PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim. The Board also continued the denial of an increased rating for lumbar strain and the TDIU claim.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his fear of hostile military activity during service in Korea, and thus meets the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, has been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including new VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and updated treatment records. The claim will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and an opinion on whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is rated at 70 percent disabling as of February 2, 2006. The effective date for this rating remains unchanged.

The Veteran meets the requirements for basic eligibility for educational assistance under the provisions of the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to his honorable discharge from service due to a service-connected disability (PTSD).

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for fibromyalgia and PTSD, but the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric disorders was denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition in service or related to service, and the diagnoses are not supported by credible supporting evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the evidence does not support a higher rating due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and a total disability evaluation based on unemployability due to service-connected disorders have been withdrawn.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination and medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder(s).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and dysthymia is being remanded due to the need for further development regarding the diagnosis of dysthymia.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disability, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, nightmares, and trouble sleeping is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and issuance of a supplemental statement of the case. The issues include an increased disability rating for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated as 50 percent disabling, but the Board found that his symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran experienced some difficulty in adapting to stressful situations and had difficulty maintaining full-time employment.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a disability rating of 30 percent, effective May 25, 2007. The clinical signs and manifestations of the appellant's PTSD produce moderate symptoms that are productive of occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous VA examination of his service-connected PTSD and obtaining any relevant treatment records.