PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and the claim for service connection of hypertension as secondary to PTSD remains pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a right knee disability. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major depression are rated under the same criteria, resulting in overlapping symptomatology. The Board finds no basis for separate disability ratings.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to an outstanding request for a videoconference hearing with the Board. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed PTSD and anxiety disorder. The Veteran is required to provide additional information or evidence, and a VA examination will be scheduled.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by a single gunshot wound to the head, and service connection is granted for the cause of his death due to depression and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including exploring whether service trauma resulted in PTSD, which, in turn, resulted in alcohol abuse.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and related conditions such as anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are linked to his in-service stressor of a jeep accident.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and verifying an in-service stressor. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, a depressive disorder, and alcohol use/dependence secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder is now pending.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise and grants service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and his claimed stressors are not corroborated by any credible supporting evidence. Therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, an anxiety disorder other than PTSD, a depressive disorder, a bipolar disorder, a mood disorder other than a depressive or bipolar disorder, an adjustment disorder, and an impulse control disorder, is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have caused alcohol abuse, which led to cirrhosis of the liver and ultimately contributed to his death from ruptured esophageal varices. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board found there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD causes moderate to severe disability without deficiencies in most of the areas of work, school, family relations, thinking, mood or judgment. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD have not been met.

The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The claim is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, and he is now entitled to VA benefits related to this condition. Service connection was denied for a low back disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was previously denied in June 1997 due to lack of medical evidence and insufficient information to verify a stressor. The RO has not received new and material evidence since that time, thus the claim remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and a respiratory disability are denied. The claim for TDIU is also denied.