PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining personnel records and affording a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis. The Board found that the Veteran did not have PTSD and thus, his claim cannot be granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and PTSD were denied due to lack of evidence of such conditions in service. The claim for service connection for the right knee disability was reopened, but ultimately denied.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since September 13, 2005. The rating is granted as the condition meets the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9411.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran is required to undergo additional VA examinations and provide further information.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis based on DSM-IV, and therefore denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD with depression, finding that the Veteran's diagnoses were not supported by verified stressors during his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent since June 5, 2003. This rating is the maximum available under the applicable criteria.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating, warranting a continued 30 percent evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of anxiety disorder is etiologically related to his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100 percent evaluation, the highest available rating. The issue of entitlement to TDIU was also granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, linking the diagnosis to an in-service stressor involving fear of hostile military activity in Vietnam.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and remanded to allow further development.,The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for cold injury residuals of the hands and feet is also pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to a traumatic event in service and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's son, the Appellant, is seeking accrued benefits due to his father's death. The claim was initially denied because the Appellant did not meet the eligibility criteria for accrued benefits as he was over 18 years old at the time of his father's death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted, with the effective date set at the date of the decision. The claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension benefits is also granted.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The issue is now characterized as 'entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD'.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the left knee disability claim, and that there was no evidence of a current low back or hearing loss disability. Tinnitus and PTSD were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD with adjustment disorder is remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.