PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to address the adequacy of prior examinations and to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including a psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD is related to service. The claim of service connection for dysthymia and panic disorder without agoraphobia will be considered on the merits.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational impairment, and the Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective from November 8, 2000.

The Veteran's PTSD and OCD were not established due to lack of in-service stressors. The mixed personality disorder was established, but the diabetes mellitus and arthritis claims are not supported by evidence linking them to service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his PTSD service connection was granted, but the Board found that there is no competent evidence linking his current PTSD to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and found that the Veteran's service-connected disability does not preclude gainful employment.

Since August 10, 2005, the Veteran's PTSD has caused total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder manifested by depression and anxiety, finding that there was no competent evidence of a nexus between these conditions and her military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been found to cause total occupational impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and reopened the claim of bilateral pulmonary nodules with COPD and night sweats, finding that new evidence submitted by the Veteran raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims.

The case is being remanded for further development and consideration of the appellant's claim, including providing proper notice under Hupp v. Nicholson and readjudicating the claim considering all evidence since December 2007.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous evaluation of his service-connected PTSD and consideration of staged ratings.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his diagnosis of PTSD is based on combat stressors he experienced during his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his service in Thailand as a medical corpsman, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling, effective February 25, 2005. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating prior to July 22, 2008.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully adjudicate the Veteran's claims for PTSD and residuals of squamous cell nasal cancer, including obtaining service personnel records and examining him for a VA opinion on his in-service stressors and asbestos exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and posttraumatic stress disorder due to incomplete records from Lackland Hospital.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to February 10, 1997, or a rating in excess of 50 percent from February 10, 1997 to August 6, 1998. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to August 6, 1998.