PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of Meniere's syndrome, special monthly compensation based on being housebound, and total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.324, as legally insufficient.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is not manifested by deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, and does not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted, and separate ratings of 20 percent for the left foot and 30 percent for the right foot were assigned effective November 16, 2004.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor and the diagnosis did not conform to the DSM-IV criteria.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and further medical examinations.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted, while claims for increased ratings for right and left bunionectomies were denied. The Board remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and erectile dysfunction for further development.

The appeal is remanded for additional evidence and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities, the etiology of her left ankle disability, and to provide proper notice regarding increased rating claims.

The Board remands the claim for further development to verify alleged stressors and obtain a new medical opinion.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to have been incurred during active military service. The claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, cardiac condition, and CFS were denied.

The appeal was denied service connection for PTSD, but a 40 percent evaluation was granted for diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused unemployability.

The appeal is remanded to reschedule a Travel Board hearing regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection and applications to reopen.

The evidence received since the previous denials does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the underlying claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a nervous condition, or a colon condition.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of the veteran's reported stressors and a possible VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30%, then increased to 50% and finally to 70% for the periods specified. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied.

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

The appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC. The Veteran's service connection claim for post-traumatic stress disorder will be readjudicated after further development.

The Board concluded that the May 2001, April 2002, and August 2002 rating decisions were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous in assigning an effective date of July 6, 1999, for service connection for PTSD, GERD, and hearing loss. An earlier effective date is precluded by law.