PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran has PTSD which was caused by a sexual assault in service, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD results in a social and occupational impairment that more nearly approximates deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, and mood, than total impairment.

The appeal for an earlier effective date was dismissed as it is not a proper claim subject to adjudication.

The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD, as new and material evidence was not received.

The veteran's claims for increased initial evaluations for PTSD, residuals of a gunshot wound, bowel resection, and degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral spine, with metallic debris at posterior abdomen at L4-L5 were denied. The veteran was also denied an earlier effective date for the grants of service connection for these disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with anxiety as secondary to a service-connected lumbosacral strain, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and the preponderance of evidence was against such a diagnosis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus and skin rashes, diagnosed as eczema, vitiligo and alopecia were denied. The veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from February 19, 2008.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of total social and occupational impairment, warranting a rating of 100 percent.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including VCAA notice and obtaining of outstanding medical records.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding nonservice-connected disability pension benefits, and the Board dismissed this issue. The claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed inservice stressor.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board remands the claim for further development and consideration of the veteran's alleged personal assault stressors during service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to further develop the evidence regarding the claimed in-service stressor.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of an inservice injury or disease and a nexus to his current disabilities.

The Board grants service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the veteran's reported in-service stressors, which are corroborated by credible supporting evidence.