PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board grants service connection for PTSD based on the Veteran's in-service stressors and current symptoms, resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for hearing loss and situational anxiety/dysthymia, but denied service connection for hearing loss. The claim for PTSD was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible evidence to support a link between his claimed in-service stressor and his current PTSD diagnosis.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary and procedural development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected malaria is inactive and without residuals such as liver or spleen damage, thus a compensable rating for malaria was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as the record did not establish that he experienced the alleged stressor during his military service, specifically a motor vehicle accident.

The Board found that prior to December 23, 1997, the Veteran's service-connected PTSD resulted in no more than definite social and industrial impairment, and his symptoms did not result in more than occasional decrease in work efficiency or more than intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board denied entitlement to a disability rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD based on the current level of impairment.

The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied as the Veteran's disability picture most closely approximates a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD based on new and material evidence that the Veteran engaged in combat during his service in Vietnam.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development and readjudication of the claim.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the existence of a personal assault stressor and the etiology of any current PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has been found to be productive of complaints including mild depression, anxiety, short-term memory loss, nightmares, flashbacks and hyperstartle response. The Board finds support for assignment of a 50 percent evaluation throughout the rating period on appeal.

The appeal is being remanded to secure additional medical records and VA treatment records for the Veteran's claim of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC, for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans' Law Judge.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors in service, which may include verification by JSRRC and a new VA examination if an alleged stressor is verified.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD, were not related to his period of active service from March 1982 to December 1985.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported noise exposure during combat in Vietnam was sufficient to establish a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The evidence submitted since the last final denial does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for PTSD, and therefore the application to reopen is denied.