PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to service, specifically an alleged sexual assault during service. The case is being remanded for additional examination and evidence collection.

The veteran's appeal is to determine if he should be granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The RO has provided a thorough explanation for why the claim was denied, but further VCAA notice is needed.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his back disability and service connection for tinnitus and PTSD due to incomplete medical examinations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no verified stressor event in service and the diagnosis of PTSD was not based on a verified event.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence, including verification of stressors related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran did not have current diagnoses of right and left shoulder conditions, right and left leg and foot conditions, depression or PTSD. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's hearing loss occurred following his military service. The Board also determined that there was no evidence linking the veteran's degenerative joint disease to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD in May 2002 and found that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim. The VA has reviewed all available evidence, including recent treatment records, but determined it does not meet the criteria for reopening the claim.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100 percent rating, effectively resolving his claim for an increased disability rating. His TDIU claim is moot due to the grant of a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the veteran's claimed in-service stressful experiences, and a VA psychiatric examination is required if any stressors are verified.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors and additional development is needed, including obtaining service records and conducting a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective September 1994. The lumbar and thoracic spine disabilities are each rated at 20 percent.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent evaluation effective March 3, 2003. The veteran's PTSD is currently manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD effective from August 3, 2002. The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent from March 22, 1997 to August 2, 2002 was previously denied.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of incapacitating symptoms resulting in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating since the date of claim.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective October 1, 1998. The rating reflects considerable impairment of social and industrial adaptability.

The veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 70 percent, and his TDIU claim is also denied.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a comprehensive VA examination and further development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed stressors and a need for further examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any currently diagnosed psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no verified in-service stressor and his diagnosis of PTSD first occurred many years after service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and found no evidence of a current disability related to military service. The claim for an increased rating for lumbodorsal strain from January 4, 2000 to September 25, 2003 was also denied.