PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since June 2002, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's PTSD claim is granted, and her low back disability rating is increased to 60 percent effective February 15, 1994. The veteran's initial request for a higher rating for the low back disability from September 23, 2002, remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD stressors and a need for further examination. The veteran must provide more specific information about his alleged stressors in service, which will be verified by VA.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of his reported in-service stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, seborrheic dermatitis, and varicose veins of both lower extremities. The TDIU claim was withdrawn prior to decision.

The veteran's initial rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was granted at a 50 percent level, effective July 18, 2002. The Board found that the evidence did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a higher initial rating of 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for further examination regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during service and credible supporting evidence to support his claimed stressors was not submitted. The description of the in-service stressors by the veteran do not provide sufficient detail such that they are likely to be verified by unit histories or other service records. As a result, the Board concluded that PTSD was not incurred in active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran is seeking an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected PTSD. The RO has not provided a VA psychiatric examination, and the claim is being remanded to obtain such an examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD or a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, including paranoid schizophrenia. The claim for service connection for alcoholism is denied due to lack of entitlement under the law.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information about a personal assault stressor and inadequate examination for PTSD. The veteran is asked to provide any pertinent evidence, including her cousin's statement, and VA will schedule a new psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 5, 1996 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The issue of whether the October 15, 1985 rating decision contains clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was also addressed but not resolved.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's PTSD diagnosis and its relation to service.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and denied both claims for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for PTSD and concluded that a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.