PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess his service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Board has remanded this matter to allow the RO to adjudicate whether the Veteran was entitled to an earlier effective date based on a presumption or other theory.

The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD due to traumatic events during his service in Vietnam. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including consideration of the new regulations and a VA C&P psychiatric examination.

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

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and obtaining VA treatment records. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia and PTSD, will be reconsidered under the amended version of 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, was granted service connection based on new and material evidence. The claim for residuals of trauma to the face and jaw remains pending.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his self-reported history of multiple combat engagements is consistent with his military service and sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the in-service stressor.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The evidence did not establish a link between any diagnosed conditions and military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an initial disability rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD, finding that his service-connected PTSD is productive of anxiety, limited social relationships, anger, and irritability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA psychiatrist with the claims file to answer specific questions about the nature of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent from June 24, 2003, to October 29, 2007. The Veteran's PTSD has since been increased to 30 percent effective October 29, 2007.,PTSD remains at 30 percent from August 24, 2010.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since September 1998, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment.

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

The Board found new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, but denied the Veteran's claim based on lack of an independent verification of the claimed stressor.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that a higher 70 percent rating is warranted due to significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's appeal involves two main issues: one regarding the effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, and another concerning whether a previous denial of service connection for a psychiatric disorder should be revised due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Board has determined that these issues are intertwined and must be resolved before further consideration can be given to the earlier effective date issue.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to personal assault, but denied the claim on its merits.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new evidence confirming a diagnosis of PTSD. The Veteran's PTSD is found to be incurred in service.