PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and TDIU, finding that new evidence did not reopen his claim and that he was not entitled to a TDIU rating due to lack of service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for PTSD and headaches were denied, while the claim to reopen his low back disorder was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was incurred during his active military service.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for service-connected PTSD, effective from the date of service connection.

The Board granted an effective date of May 26, 1992 for the award of a TDIU based on service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major depression is related to his service-connected residuals of poliomyelitis and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that his depressive psychosis was not due to the September 1995 EMG performed by VA.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and anxiety disorder (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied due to the lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors.,Service connection for renal involvement with microalbuminuria and hypertension as secondary to service-connected Type 2 diabetes is not warranted because there is no competent evidence dated earlier than October 1, 2004, which would tend to link these conditions to the service-connected diabetes.,The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(s) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.350(i)(1) is not warranted as there is no evidence showing he had a service-connected disability rated as total and additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more prior to October 1, 2004.,The veteran's claim for an evaluation of 100 percent for coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft surgery, is not warranted due to the absence of medical records showing a workload of 3 METs resulting in weakness and fatigue on or before October 1, 2004.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed for the appellant's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case will be remanded to allow further examination and review.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, as there were no credible corroborating evidence of his claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD evaluation and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The veteran's PTSD is granted as secondary to military sexual trauma, and she is assigned a 30% rating for her post-concussion headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The RO had already granted these conditions with effective dates as of September 17, 1999, June 26, 2001, and April 8, 2002 respectively.

The veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability was granted with an effective date of August 8, 2002. The other claims were remanded to the Appeals Management Center.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 12, 2002, for a 100 percent rating for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of total occupational and social impairment warranting such a rating within one year prior to the application.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD and dismissed the appeal concerning service connection for hepatitis C.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting VA psychiatric and psychological examinations to assess his current PTSD condition.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective January 3, 2002. The disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation.