PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no medical evidence indicating that the Veteran has PTSD related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining information about specific stressors and seeking treatment records. A VA psychiatric examination will be scheduled to determine the likely etiology of any current psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST. The evidence submitted since the prior denial is new and material, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of service connection (February 2, 2008). The Board found that this rating adequately reflects the severity and impact of his PTSD on his occupational and social functioning.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with anxiety disorder, NOS is being remanded due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding whether it is possible to separate the symptoms of nonservice-connected bipolar disorder from those of service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining Vet Center and VA treatment records, providing a new PTSD examination, and developing the claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA psychiatric and skin examination. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has granted service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service. The Board did not find evidence of PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The initial ratings for PTSD and degenerative disc disease, cervical spine are under review.

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

The Board found that the Veteran's prostate condition and PTSD were not related to service, thus denying his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, an anxiety disorder NOS, and an anxiety disorder with psychosis, are attributable to service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development of his claim for service connection for hypertension, secondary to PTSD, coronary artery disease, and/or peripheral vascular disease. The case will be returned to the Board after this development.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and other psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) has been granted. The issue of whether new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss is considered reopened, but no rating or effective date has been assigned.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for proper notice regarding how to substantiate her claim of service connection for PTSD based on sexual trauma, and a potential VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability evaluation for his service-connected PTSD has been granted, with the maximum schedular rating of 70 percent being maintained.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a review of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms and their impact on his occupational and social functioning. The TDIU issue is also being remanded.