PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

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

The Board has decided to remand the case for a VA examination to determine if the appellant experienced fear of hostile military or terrorist activity, which could support a diagnosis of PTSD and whether his symptoms are related to the claimed stressor.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a Board hearing. Service connection claims are pending.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted at a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 14, 2006. The heart disorder due to herbicide exposure and chronic headaches are presumed based on the Veteran's Vietnam service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted service connection, but the RO/AMC is instructed to schedule a VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD and readjudicate the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam and granted service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current PTSD is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety attacks, and memory loss, needs further development due to a recent amendment to VA's adjudication regulations governing service connection for PTSD. The case is being remanded for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and service connection for hypertension, stating he is satisfied with the December 2010 rating decision increase of the PTSD rating to 50 percent. The Board does not have jurisdiction to consider these matters as they are dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at the highest possible rating of 100 percent throughout the entire appellate period, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claims, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The claim for service connection for a heart condition remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD. The decision found that there was no medical evidence establishing a link between current hearing loss or PTSD and service.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded for further development to determine the nature and etiology of any currently present acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with secondary depression and/or major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent disabling. The Board also found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment, granting his TDIU claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not have an onset in service and is not otherwise causally or etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's PTSD was also denied as there was no showing of aggravation by his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's PTSD causes total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and declined to reopen the previously denied claim of status post excision of eosinophilic granuloma, right parietal skull.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and PTSD were denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence/aggravation.

The Board has remanded the case due to new regulations and the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing notice of these new PTSD regulations.