PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD and there was no credible supporting evidence verifying the occurrence of the veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no corroborated in-service stressor.

The veteran does not have a hernia or PTSD that is attributable to his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no competent diagnosis of PTSD based on a corroborated in-service stressor.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, but ultimately denied the claim on the merits.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not related to his service or a service-connected disability, and denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for respiratory disability, hepatitis C, PTSD, and alcoholism to the RO for further development.

The appeal is being remanded to provide the veteran with a VA examination to determine whether he was beaten and/or sexually assaulted during service, and if so, whether he meets the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD based on a credible, verified stressor.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating, while his thoracic spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities were each granted 10 percent ratings. Service connection for lumbar spine and joint pains was denied.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left foot disability was denied as the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that additional disability resulted from VA treatment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, claimed as due to in-service personal assault, was remanded for further development and a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating, while the other claims for increased ratings were denied.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, as it is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, as well as her claim for nonservice-connected pension, are being remanded for further development.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, an initial compensable evaluation for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, and an initial compensable evaluation for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) were denied. The claims for increased evaluations for post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic migraine headaches, and degenerative arthritis of the right ankle are remanded.

The veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent during the relevant period.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of frostbite injury to his feet were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as the medical evidence did not show that the veteran currently has PTSD or that his current depressive symptoms are related to an in-service event.