PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of October 26, 1992 for service connection of PTSD. The decision was not based on CUE.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining recent medical records and conducting further examinations. The case will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Board found that the veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss was not granted due to lack of current evidence of a disability. The psychiatric disability claim, including PTSD, is remanded for further development and examination.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to March 8, 1999 and increased to 70 percent from that date until September 7, 2000. The RO subsequently assigned a 100 percent rating effective September 8, 2000.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine whether the appellant has PTSD due to service-related stressors and the severity of his diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for coronary artery disease, secondary to peptic ulcer. The claim for Môniére's disease is remanded.

The Board has determined that the appellant's substantive appeal of the November 1999 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD was not timely filed, and thus the claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private mental health treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any mental disorder.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for verification of an in-service stressor and additional VA medical records.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

The veteran's death was not caused or substantially contributed to by any of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board finds no reasonable doubt in this determination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining more specific information about the veteran's activities in Vietnam and scheduling a comprehensive psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have PTSD or depression as a result of any incident of military service and therefore, denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to higher ratings for diabetes mellitus and PTSD.,The TDIU claim is pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient VCAA notification and other procedural issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD should be remanded to allow for further development, including verifying stressors and obtaining medical opinions.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish a stressor related to service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for atherosclerotic heart disorder will also be addressed.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.