PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the veteran's PTSD was caused by stressors during his military service.

The Board remands the veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD to the RO (via the AMC) for review of additional evidence, including a June 2008 medical opinion.

The appeal is remanded to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and determine if they are sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for PTSD was dismissed as the veteran withdrew his claim. Service connection for Parkinson's disease was denied due to a lack of evidence linking it to service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC, for the purpose of scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent, and the claims for a compensable rating for a postoperative appendectomy scar and service connection for peptic ulcer disease were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but this decision was vacated by the Court and remanded for further development.

The appeal is remanded for further examination and development of the evidence related to the claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, right elbow arthritis, and an increased rating for burn scars of both legs due to shell fire.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss disability prior to January 2009 and a compensable evaluation thereafter, but did not restore the 20 percent rating from January 1, 2009.

The evidence of record does not show credible supporting evidence that the claimed inservice stressor occurred, and therefore service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD in a July 2007 decision, but the case was remanded to the RO for additional development.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including verification of claimed in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because there was no credible supporting evidence that any claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The veteran's psychiatric disability, variously diagnosed as PTSD, psychological factors affecting physical conditions (gastrointestinal difficulties), dementia, and anxiety, is not the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support higher evaluations or additional service-connected benefits.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it is not proximately due to or the result of the veteran's service-connected PTSD, and also found that the veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction does not warrant a compensable rating. The 30 percent rating for PTSD was continued.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder, hypertension, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, arthritis of the hands, chronic fatigue syndrome, and back disability. The claims to reopen for arthritis of the knees and stress fractures of the legs and feet were also denied.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at a local RO.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, alcohol dependence, substance-induced mood disorder and opiate and benzodiazepine abuse, right knee condition, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (claimed as a right leg condition), stomach condition, and residuals of tinea pedis treatment (claimed as jungle rot of the feet) were denied.