PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a VA examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD. The claim will be re-adjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected low back and neck disabilities. The case has been remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are related to military service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, and for nonservice-connected pension benefits are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a bilateral eye disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current acquired psychiatric disorders. The low back disorder issue remains pending.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Depressive Disorder is granted due to an in-service sexual assault.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeal regarding the initial ratings for PTSD, migraine and tension headaches, low back disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, bipolar disorder and intermittent explosive disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the issue of service connection for PTSD can be reviewed on its merits. This includes a JSRRC search to verify combat-related stressors, and a VA examination to assess the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within one year after separation. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims, and that the claim must be denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was rated at 70 percent from April 7, 2006 to May 4, 2008.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, dementia, split personality disorder, and schizophrenia. As such, the claim is denied.

The Board has denied service connection for renal cancer, disability of the spine, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and a psychiatric disorder (PTSD) as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a review of the claims folder by an examiner to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to service. The case will be returned to the Board for readjudication.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and therefore denied service connection for PTSD. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence that he filed a timely appeal to the October 2002 rating decision denying his initial claim.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and hemorrhoids have been withdrawn. The appeal for an initial evaluation higher than 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded for additional development.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his fear of hostile military activity during service and grants service connection for PTSD.