PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further development, including verification of stressors and a psychiatric examination.

The Board has ordered a remand for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is due to verified stressor events during his service, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD and Parkinson's disease are related to service, with PTSD being linked to a verified in-service stressor and Parkinson's disease potentially linked to herbicide exposure. Service connection is granted for both conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since the effective date of service connection, and no higher rating is warranted.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the period of September 17, 2004 through May 8, 2006.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and clarification of the veteran's service connection claims, including verification of stressors and examination.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since November 6, 2008. The rating is based on the criteria for a 70% disability rating due to deficiencies in work, family relations, and mood.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a sleep disorder as secondary to depression and/or PTSD, finding that there was no competent objective evidence of in-service stressors for PTSD and that the sleep disorder did not have a direct relationship with any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, testicular pain, and hypertension have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of dental trauma, PTSD, and secondary service connection for a lumbar spine disorder are all granted. The cervical spine disorder claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hepatitis C, and PTSD. The claim for reopening the porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) was remanded to the RO.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The service connection for PTSD remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and determine if he has PTSD as a result of any verified stressor(s).

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred. The claim for reopening a skin disorder was also denied as there is no new and material evidence received since the October 1993 RO decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing and verifying the Veteran's current address.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim of service connection for PTSD, which was previously denied in February 1999.