PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressor events. The claim will be re-adjudicated after the development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from keeping himself ordinarily clean and presentable, or to avoid the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment without assistance. Therefore, SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of reopening his service connection for a back disability and granting an increased rating for PTSD. The claim for service connection was previously denied due to lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's pre-existing back condition was aggravated by service. For PTSD, the Veteran's current symptomatology does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, sleep apnea, lung disability, hiatal hernia, arthritis of the spine, and hypertension have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of these conditions during or immediately after active duty, and there is insufficient continuity of symptomatology to support a finding that they are related to military service.

The Veteran's death was not determined to be service-connected, and the Board denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board is remanding the case to allow for a Travel Board hearing at the appropriate location.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and finds that new and material evidence has been presented to support his claim. The case is remanded to allow further development, including submission of the Veteran's claim to an appropriate medical or mental health professional for an opinion regarding whether it indicates a personal assault occurred during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is attributable to in-service stressors and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by more than definite impairment during the period from June 1, 1995, to March 30, 1997. The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and also denied entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to unverified claimed stressors and conflicting medical evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to a verified stressor during service, and his dental trauma is not considered due to in-service trauma. Service connection for both conditions is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam.

The Board determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection of PTSD due to lack of a confirmed in-service stressor and insufficient evidence linking current symptoms to service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for PTSD were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to January 12, 2004 or in excess of 50 percent since January 12, 2004.

The Veteran does not have PTSD that was caused or aggravated by any incident of active military service, and therefore the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by her active service, as there is no credible supporting evidence to corroborate her report of in-service stressors.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have combat service and his claimed PTSD stressors were not corroborated by service records or other credible supporting evidence. The right shoulder disability was also denied as there is no indication of an in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and the inclusion of recent VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD were denied. The denial was based on the lack of credible evidence to support the claimed in-service stressors for PTSD.