PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to an incomplete stressor development. The case is now pending further examination and determination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of timely filing of a substantive appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts made to verify the Veteran's alleged in-service stressors for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a verified in-service stressor, and therefore denied his claim for service connection of PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted with a 30 percent rating effective June 9, 2004. His bilateral hearing loss was granted with a noncompensable (10%) rating effective June 9, 2004.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on in-service stressors. The claim for chronic organic disability manifested by brain damage is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, effective September 26, 2007. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating prior to this date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus) do not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating as his combined disability rating is only 60 percent. The Board finds that he is not unemployable due to these conditions alone.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating, effective March 8, 2001.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, the highest schedular rating available for this condition. The Board has found that his symptoms warrant such a rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between his current mental health disabilities and his active military service.

Effective June 22, 2005, the Veteran's PTSD was manifested by suicidal and homicidal thoughts, increasing social isolation, auditory hallucinations, paranoid thinking, disturbances in motivation and mood, and limited insight.,Effective April 28, 2009, the evidence indicates that the Veteran is totally isolated.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied because there is no competent medical evidence indicating he has this condition as a result of his military service, including any specific stressor related to combat in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of multiple extremities, hypertension, and vitreous detachment of the left eye, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is about reopening his claim for PTSD. The Board has decided to remand the case back to the RO for clarification on whether he wants a videoconference or Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and reopening of service connection claims for bilateral hammertoes and onychomycosis were denied. The initial rating for PTSD remains at 30 percent.

The Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his service-connected PTSD. The disability did not cause the immediate or underlying cause of death, nor was it etiologically related.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling an examination to assess the impact of PTSD on his employability. The issues of a higher initial rating for PTSD and TDIU are part of this process.