PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, sexual dysfunction (secondary to PTSD), and tinnitus. The claim for service connection for hearing loss was reopened but still denied on the merits. The claim for service connection for sexual dysfunction was also denied. The claim for an increased evaluation for tinnitus was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 14, 2000 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for a TDIU at that time.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied because there is no indication of a formal or informal claim for service connection prior to December 31, 1996.

The VA has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the service-connected PTSD from July 30, 2003 to June 9, 2004.

The Board determined that the veteran's alcoholism was not service-connected and denied his claim for DIC due to suicide as a result of PTSD.

The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from February 28, 1991.

The Board has ordered a remand to verify the veteran's in-service stressors, which are necessary for service connection of PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for further development and readjudication.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD played a material causal role in his continued use of tobacco products after service, which contributed to the development of fatal lung cancer. The Board grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors and a medical nexus between his current PTSD and service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a skin condition, finding no current diagnosis of either condition and insufficient evidence to establish an in-service stressor or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and prostate cancer, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating schedule.

The veteran's PTSD is service connected. His heart disease and hypertension are not service connected, but his dermatitis of the hands warrants a 10% rating.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining recent VA outpatient treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was withdrawn. The case is being remanded to address the claim of service connection for lumbar disc disorder with herniation and radiculopathy.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity for the period from August 10, 1994 to November 20, 2003. For the period from November 21, 2003 to present, the veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board found no evidence of a current chest pain disability and denied service connection for this condition. The claims for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and the skin disorder were also addressed but not decided as they are pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and notification under the VCAA, including obtaining outstanding records from the Manchester Veterans Center and W. Hart, M.D., and arranging for a VA examination of the veteran's PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current skin disability, diagnosed as PCT, is not attributable to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to a lack of credible supporting evidence corroborating the veteran's statements regarding in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and no medical evidence linking PTSD to a specific stressor.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is denied as there is no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.