PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is service-connected and the claim for a higher rating for his mood disorder with depressive features, as well as the TDIU claim, are remanded due to inextricability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, had its onset in active service. The claim will be reviewed de novo after the examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD with Major Depression is a result of his fear of hostile military activity during service in Vietnam and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD symptomatology is most closely approximates occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD, as diagnosed by Dr. A.J.,However, there is no evidence of squamous cell carcinoma or lipomas during service and the presumption of exposure to herbicides does not apply.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was denied, as the claim has already been established with a 100% evaluation for PTSD. The Board also addressed and denied the reopening of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including scheduling an updated VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD and obtaining all outstanding treatment records from the VA Paterson CBOC.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a new examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to address the credibility of his stressor accounts, assess whether he has PTSD based on a corroborated stressor event in service, determine if his psychiatric disabilities are related to service, and evaluate whether his ED is aggravated by his diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has remanded the case for further examination to determine if his unemployability is due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders did not manifest during or as a result of his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's PTSD is related to military sexual trauma and service-connected, while her depression does not have a direct link to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 21, 2003 for a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the schedular requirements for assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted the initial evaluation of PTSD with depression and denied service connection for a heart disability as secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that he meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board found that the Veteran's reported stressors are not credible and did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD, thus denying service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of corroborated stressor and insufficient medical nexus.

The VA examiner found that the Veteran did not meet criteria for PTSD and concluded there was no direct service connection for psychiatric disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, low back disability, bilateral hip disability, and lung disability. The denial is based on a lack of medical evidence supporting these claims.