PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service due to the lack of independent verification of her claimed sexual assault stressor.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for consideration of an extra-schedular rating for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since August 23, 1999. The effective date for TDIU was set to June 15, 1994. Service connection for OBS was not granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, effective February 16, 1995. This is the earliest date of submission of his claim.

The Board denied an increase in a 30 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Veteran was found to have some mild symptoms but overall functioning pretty well.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, hepatitis C, or rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, the claims for service connection for these conditions are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD must be remanded due to insufficient evidence of a verified in-service stressor. The case is returned to the RO for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an appropriate VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for VCAA notification, a VA examination, and further development of his claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as the claimed stressors were not verified and the Veteran did not engage in combat.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, including consideration of all theories of entitlement raised by the appellant and her representative.

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

The VA has determined that the current rating of 30 percent for PTSD adequately compensates the veteran's disability, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was received on September 4, 1991. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at September 4, 1999.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The claim for lumps on the left thigh was reopened based on new evidence showing recurrent lumps, but no current evidence of such disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for PTSD. The issue is now remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), finding no evidence of these conditions in service or linking them to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted as the stressor of being shot at while swimming in a river separating North and South Korea during his service was found to be credible, consistent with the circumstances of his service, and supported by medical evidence.

The Veteran's notice of disagreement regarding increased disability ratings for PTSD, shrapnel wound scar, and ichthyosis was not timely filed within one year from the August 4, 2005 notification. The Board denied his claim as he did not file a timely notice of disagreement.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of his claims, including potential service connection for PTSD and a lung disorder secondary to PTSD.