PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of evidence linking it to an in-service stressor, and found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with dysthymic disorder as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD, and the evidence did not support a direct link between his psychiatric symptoms and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the medical evidence did not show that any stressful incident reported by the Veteran met criterion A of the DSM-IV criteria and there was no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal, carpal tunnel syndrome with ganglion cyst of the right wrist (claim withdrawn), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and an initial rating higher than 10 percent prior to September 24, 2004, and to a rating higher than 30 percent thereafter for residuals of a closed head injury, to include migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD was denied, and there is no legal entitlement to an effective date earlier than May 16, 2001, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with fibrosis, a right shoulder disorder, bilateral lower extremity claudication, post-traumatic stress disorder, porphyria cutanea tarda, and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded for further development.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and a possible VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the current level of severity of the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors and exposure to cold weather, as well as a current examination for his hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hepatitis C, and depression were denied as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions. The claim for arthritis was also denied due to the lack of evidence linking it to his military service. For bilateral hearing loss and hemorrhoids, non-compensable ratings were assigned.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hypertension, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be linked to his current disabilities.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD, as there is no legal basis to grant the benefit sought.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is not manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as: flattened affect, circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty in understanding complex commands, impairment of short- and long-term memory (e.g., retention of only highly learned material, forgetting to complete tasks), impaired judgment, impaired abstract thinking, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection, but his right ear hearing loss claim was denied.

The reduction in the disability rating of the Veteran's service-connected adenocarcinoma of the prostate status post radical retropubic prostatectomy from 100 to 20 percent, effective June 1, 2007, was proper.

The Board remands the claim for a VA PTSD examination to determine if the verified incident of accompanying his brother's remains is sufficient to be considered a stressor for a PTSD diagnosis.

The veteran's PTSD is permanent and static in nature, with no likelihood of improvement, and a total and permanent rating for PTSD was granted.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has PTSD related to a train derailment during his National Guard service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence of any earlier unadjudicated formal or informal claim for TDIU nor any factually ascertainable evidence demonstrating that entitlement to TDIU arose prior to January 2, 2001.