PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records from Social Security Administration and providing a VA examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the issues of service connection for a skin disability of the left hand, as a result of exposure to herbicides, and an increased rating for tinea cruris are not in appellate status due to lack of a substantive appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, Heart Disorder (including hypertension), and Back Disorder. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish a causal link between current symptoms and military service. Service connection was also denied for Heart Disorder due to lack of in-service treatment records and failure to meet presumptive criteria. For the Back Disorder claim, while the veteran reported an injury during service, there were no medical records linking his current condition to service.

The Board has granted a 50% rating for PTSD with bipolar disorder since the effective date of service connection, and has denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining supporting evidence of the veteran's claimed stressors and conducting a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his symptoms are related to his in-service stressors.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the criteria for PTSD. The Board has found that his condition does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible evidence of combat participation and insufficient supporting evidence for the claimed stressors. The diagnosis of PTSD is based on reported incidents, but without verified stressors, the claim cannot be granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated during his active duty service and denied the claim.

The Board has found that the veteran's alcohol abuse is not related to his service-connected PTSD, and therefore denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied service connection for PTSD. The claim for an increased rating for conversion reaction was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent evaluation effective February 12, 2006. The veteran's claims for tinnitus and pain in the joints are pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and therefore denied his claim of service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for PTSD and increased evaluation of left knee disability due to insufficient development, including obtaining military personnel records and verifying stressors.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an initial or staged rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease, PTSD, and heart disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.