PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his DA Form 1307 and verifying participation in a specific airborne operation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to missing VA treatment records. The RO/AMC will attempt to obtain all missing records and readjudicate the claim.

The Veteran seeks to reopen his service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type 2, as well as claims for peripheral neuropathy and PTSD. The case is being remanded due to the need to address a clear and unmistakable error in the August 2002 rating decision denying service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Board found that the Veteran's NOD regarding the effective date of service connection for PTSD was untimely, and thus denied the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and the retrieval of outstanding VA medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent for the period prior to December 29, 2006.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review of the Veteran's claims, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining additional medical opinions. The appeal involves multiple issues arising from different rating decisions spanning over two decades.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by deficiencies in many areas including judgment, thinking, family relations, work, and mood. The Board has determined that the criteria for an initial evaluation of 70 percent have been met.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration under new regulations.

The Board has ordered the case remanded for further development due to an incomplete report of a VA examination from August 2006. The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, depression, and bipolar disorder, is now pending.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for a TDIU during the period on appeal, as his other disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected, as all reasonable doubt has been resolved in his favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric condition other than PTSD due to lack of credible or corroborated stressors reported by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including examinations and additional information regarding his employment status.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed PTSD and acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The residuals of a lower extremity cold weather injury were also not related to an in-service disease or injury, including residuals of frostbite.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are related to his service, including any reported in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and mental disorder (to include PTSD) are not service-connected as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of some occupational and social impairment, but not to the extent that would warrant a higher rating. His hypertension was not found to be related to service-connected DM.