PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the Veteran's psychiatric disability claim has been received, and the issue is being remanded for further development before readjudicating the claim on the underlying merits.

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by no more than occupational and social impairment, with reduced reliability and productivity; and a current GAF score of 55. The Board finds that the evidence does not support an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for a higher initial rating for low back disability, dermatitis, and PTSD to schedule VA examinations.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic low back strain does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent. He was granted service connection for PTSD, but his coronary artery disease is not related to his military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an optical disability, as the preponderance of evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or a current disability related to the August 1985 flash-burn injury.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claim.

The Board remands the claim for further development to verify the Veteran's reported stressors and readjudicate the service connection claim.

The Board finds that the criteria for service connection for PTSD are met, granting the veteran's claim.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and vocational rehabilitation records.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there is no verified in-service stressor of record, and the Veteran does not have PTSD.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors and any attacks sustained by his units in Vietnam.

The Board denied an initial disability rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's impairment most closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not service-connected, and he was granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD as of March 10, 2003.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chloracne, soft tissue sarcoma, Graves' disease, cervical spine disorder, and PTSD were denied. The ratings for essential hypertension with ocular changes, hypertensive heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, and TDIU were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and a knot on the right knee as there was no evidence of a current disability or that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is not manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood, due to such symptoms as: suicidal ideation; obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities; speech intermittently illogical, obscure or irrelevant; near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively; impaired impulse control (such as unprovoked irritability with periods of violence); spatial disorientation; neglect of personal appearance and hygiene; inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.

The Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to January 13, 2004, and did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent after that date.

The appeal for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded to schedule a hearing with the Veteran's representative present.