PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disability and PTSD, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease that would support a grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence and development of records, including a review of U.S. Armed Services Center for Unit Records Research (CURR) logs.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bronchial asthma, and a left hip disability due to lack of confirmed in-service stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on direct evidence of a stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted based on credible testimony of mortar attacks during his time as a security guard in Da Nang, Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is requesting entitlement to TDIU. The case has been remanded for further development including obtaining vocational rehabilitation records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors, including a shooting incident and finger injury, were not verified. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD was incurred in active service, and thus granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to January 26, 2000 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and/or a 70 percent evaluation for chronic, undifferentiated schizophrenia and PTSD have been granted.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also granted with an effective date of January 26, 2000.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, a mood disorder, and a psychotic disorder, had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and major depressive disorder were denied. The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective June 9, 2008.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed PTSD related to any in-service stressors and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that a depressive disorder had its onset in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a right eye disability, and a pulmonary disability were denied. The claim for service connection for residuals of tonsillectomy was not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin rash, left hand pain, left shoulder pain, eye disorder, allergic rhinitis, residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax, and PTSD were all denied. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea was granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD. The Veteran engaged in combat during his tour of duty in Vietnam, which is sufficient to establish a stressor without needing additional corroboration. Therefore, the Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his military service.

The case is being remanded to the RO for consideration of the amended regulations governing service connection for PTSD and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a change in regulations regarding service connection for PTSD, and will also review the claim for secondary service connection of a heart disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent initial rating.