PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and proper VCAA notice. The case will be returned to the Board for further appellate consideration.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and medical opinions regarding the etiology of his disabilities.

The veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational impairment from the spring of 2001, and he is granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective May 22, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and asthma are service-connected based on direct evidence of their onset during active duty.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including contacting the U.S. Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) and National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) with specific information provided by the veteran.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including consideration of new evidence and correction of VCAA notice.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, tinnitus, tendonitis of the right elbow, short windedness due to an undiagnosed illness, nonspecific polyarthralgia due to an undiagnosed illness, and sinusitis were all denied by the Board.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the May 1997 rating decision does not constitute new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic arthritis of the left knee, finding no current diagnoses or supporting evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed psychiatric disability, back injury, peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure, and dental condition. The claim of residuals of electric shock injury was also denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and tinnitus are being remanded due to incomplete verification of in-service stressors and the need for additional medical examinations.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for right ear hearing loss. The claim for PTSD was remanded due to insufficient information regarding stressor events.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating of 70 percent.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The claim is now considered on its merits.

The VA granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and assigned a 30 percent disability rating effective February 28, 2005. The appellant's claim of entitlement to an increased evaluation for PTSD was denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on September 26, October 3, and June 3, 2002, due to incomplete records. The claims file must be reviewed, additional evidence obtained if necessary, and the case readjudicated.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further action, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and providing proper notice regarding service connection for PTSD due to personal assault.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.