PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to ensure due process compliance regarding the Veteran's request for a local hearing by a Decision Review Officer (DRO).

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is characterized by social impairment, chronic recurring nightmares, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, irritability, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, and a suicide attempt. The GAF scores ranged from 35 to 70 during the appeal period.

The appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors and consideration of additional evidence.

The Board has decided to reopen the peripheral neuropathy claim, but further development is necessary before addressing the merits of the service connection for PTSD.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence related to the Veteran's claimed stressors and skin disorder.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including verification of a claimed in-service personal assault and further medical evaluation.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant records and a medical opinion.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for duodenal ulcer disease and a separate 10 percent rating for left knee degenerative joint disease by X-ray with painful motion, but the claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, PTSD, and left knee instability were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to ensure a complete record is available, including an appropriate VA psychiatric examination.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 23, 2002, for a grant of a 100 percent evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted based on the verified in-service stressor of experiencing SCUD missile attacks while stationed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Veteran's PTSD is not shown to be more severe than currently rated at 30 percent, as the evidence does not demonstrate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for any psychiatric disability, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type, chronic with alleged PTSD.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim, but ultimately denied service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of a verifiable in-service stressor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible evidence of his claimed in-service stressors and he did not engage in combat.

The appeal is remanded to obtain the appellant's complete service personnel records, verify her in-service stressors, and obtain a medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a skin disorder were denied as there was no competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD, and new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for a skin disorder.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, injury residuals of the right lower extremity, and shrapnel fragments in the abdomen and left thigh due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed in-service events.