PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain necessary evidence and ensure compliance with the VCAA. The claim will be reconsidered after all actions are completed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of PTSD and remanded his skin condition service connection claim due to need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records. The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and undiagnosed illness resulting from Gulf War service are being reviewed.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by feelings of withdrawal and refusal of social involvement, restricted affect, exaggerated startle response, anxiety, hyper-alertness, interference with concentration, intrusive memories and nightmares, flashbacks, sleep disturbance, loss of interest in activities, avoidance of reminders and distress at reminders. The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including VA examinations and a review of medical records.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at 30 percent, and the Board found that his symptoms have worsened since his last examination. The current level of disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need to verify his in-service stressors and conduct a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, the highest initial rating available. Service connection for a back disorder and residuals of an injury to the left pectoralis are granted, while service connection for arthritis remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified in-service stressor and thus no basis to grant the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran engaged in combat and his statements about stressors are consistent with the circumstances of his service. The evidence shows a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service, thus granting service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Buerger's disease, and arthritis. The decision found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently suffer from PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, eye disorder, sarcoidosis, and dermatophytosis. The veteran did not engage in combat while in service, and his claimed stressors were not corroborated by credible supporting evidence. His hyperopia and presbyopia are considered refractive errors and cannot be service-connected as a matter of law.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a higher initial rating of 30 percent.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and assigned a disability rating of 30 percent effective October 29, 2002.

The veteran's PTSD, hypertension, and residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left leg with retained foreign bodies are all rated at their maximum allowable disability ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors, and thus concluded that there was no basis for granting service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including issuance of a statement of the case and notification of the need to file a substantive appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to procedural errors in previous communications and a need to obtain additional evidence, including service personnel records and stressor statements.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from a VA facility in Shreveport, LA.