PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher disability rating, as it results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam, and thus whether he should be granted service connection for PTSD.

The veteran seeks service connection for a current psychiatric disorder, which he believes is related to his active service in Vietnam. The RO will need to verify any claimed in-service stressors and schedule the veteran for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his current psychiatric condition is etiologically related to an in-service event.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder has been found to cause total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further action, including providing a corrective notice under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103(a) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(b). The veteran is required to provide information about stressors during his service in Vietnam.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a hearing at the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for low back strain and a retroactive effective date for service connection of PTSD. The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD with a 70% disability rating, effective March 22, 1996.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with an enemy, and thus cannot rely on the presumption of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's alleged stressor was not verified, and there is no current diagnosis of PTSD. Therefore, the claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the veteran's claimed stressor event in Vietnam and a need for further medical examination.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD were granted, with the PTSD rated at 10 percent initially and increased to 30 percent effective July 12, 2004. The veteran is seeking higher ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, dermatitis, and bilateral lower extremity disabilities due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to in-service symptomatology or pathology.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling and his TDIU claim was denied. The Board found that the current level of disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating or TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and a VA PTSD examination to determine if the veteran's claimed stressors are sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The VA determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection of PTSD due to lack of a verified stressor from service and no competent diagnosis based on such.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and organic personality disorder do not warrant a higher SMC rate as they are considered part of the same disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining SSA records and arranging for a Social and Industrial Survey.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional evidence and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has reopened the claims for PTSD and dental trauma, but denied service connection on the merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, low back disorder, PTSD, malaria, and right wrist fracture residuals. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a TDIU rating.