PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100% since August 1995, with no controversy regarding the initial rating or CUE claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors, including personal assault, were not corroborated and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded for further development, including verification of alleged in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and depression, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis. The claim to reopen the service connection for anxiety disorder (claimed as associated with Agent Orange exposure) was not addressed in this decision.

The appeal is remanded for additional VA examinations to determine the current severity of the Veteran's PTSD with depression and tension headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied because he does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD based on personal assault, as additional development is required.

The Board denied service connection for chloracne and PTSD, finding no evidence linking the conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal is remanded to obtain outstanding VA medical records and schedule the veteran for a PTSD examination.

The case is remanded for a current VA examination to reassess the Veteran's level of psychiatric symptoms attributable to service-connected PTSD.

The Board concluded that the additional evidence received since the last prior final denial for a claim for service connection for PTSD in April 1995 is not new and material as contemplated by the pertinent law and regulations, and cannot serve as a basis to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for such disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and limitation of extension of the right elbow, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for the right elbow condition and that there was no credible medical evidence linking either condition to his active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD results in severe impairment in his social and occupational functioning due to such symptoms as impaired impulse control and unprovoked irritability, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances (including in a work setting) and inability to establishing and maintaining effective social relationships.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to warrant a 70 percent evaluation prior to July 1, 2006, but not in excess of 70 percent since that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, as there was no credible evidence to corroborate the occurrence of his claimed in-service trauma or sexual assault and he does not have PTSD as a result of his active service.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back disability and PTSD based on personal assault due to lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressor and no medical evidence linking current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms are manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a disability rating of 50 percent.