PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, to his military service. The claim was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for presbyopia was denied. The claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), tinnitus, residuals of a left foot injury, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, and a condition of the eyes (other than presbyopia) are pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service. The Veteran must provide information about all treatment providers who have treated him for PTSD, specifically the Kansas City VAMC and the Paola VAMC.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been found to warrant a 70 percent rating, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 70 percent disabling, and the evidence does not show that his condition warrants a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and missing treatment records. The Veteran should be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his current psychiatric disabilities are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including consideration of a higher rating for PTSD and addressing the issue of TDIU. The Veteran's claim is currently pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not due to willful misconduct, but rather to his intoxication while driving. The case is being remanded for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's alcohol consumption was self-medication related to PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder are found to be related to his service, with the latter being secondary to the former.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his PTSD.

The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to corroborate the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board has requested additional development to verify the Veteran's in-service stressors and obtain any outstanding medical records. The case will be remanded for these actions.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling, but the evidence does not show that it meets or approximates the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because the Board found that there is no credible evidence of an in-service personal assault, and therefore, the stressor cannot be corroborated. The Veteran had disciplinary problems prior to any alleged incident, and his account of the incident changed over time.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective August 25, 2008.

The Board found that there was no credible evidence to support the Veteran's claimed in-service sexual assault, and thus denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there were no credible combat stressors reported. Claims for variously claimed cancers, including prostate cancer and kidney cancer, were also denied due to lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking the conditions to service.