PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran has PTSD which has been related to his period of service, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder has been manifested by depressed mood, social impairment, and chronic sleep impairment that approximates occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency. However, the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychological disability, other than PTSD, and for PTSD due to the lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a right shoulder disability, a left leg disability, and PTSD as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a more severe disability or causation by exposure to herbicides.

The appeal for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied because there is no credible evidence that the claimed in-service sexual assault actually occurred.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling of a hearing on the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal is being remanded for further development, including a more thorough evaluation of the Veteran's PTSD claim and clarification regarding his status as a fugitive felon.

The appeal was denied as the evidence did not support service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, frostbite or trench foot of both lower extremities, an eye disorder, and a duodenal ulcer.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of a claimed stressor and a possible VA examination.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 24, 2003, for the award of a 70 percent rating for the service-connected post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD).

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to and from January 12, 2005, resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, irritability, panic attacks (weekly or less often), and chronic sleep impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured mandible and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were denied increased ratings.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted based on a diagnosis of PTSD and verified in-service stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, as the earliest possible date was February 9, 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD pursuant to DSM-IV.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and its impact on his employability.

The Board denied increased initial evaluations for various service-connected disabilities, except for a 20 percent evaluation for limitation of pronation of the left (major) elbow and an increased evaluation from 10 percent to 20 percent for shell fragment wounds, right (minor) forearm.