PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review of all pertinent evidence, including SSA records. The veteran's PTSD claim is on appeal, as well as his request for a higher evaluation for his right tibia disability.

The Board has found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, but denied the claim on the merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected. The cervical spine disability is also found to be related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the case is dismissed without prejudice.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD resulted in moderate to severe social and occupational impairment, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of total occupational or social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible evidence of a sufficient stressor to support a diagnosis of PTSD. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed stressors for PTSD and to determine if he was exposed to asbestos. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a higher initial evaluation from the current 30 percent.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence supports reopening his previously denied claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the need to verify the veteran's reported stressors and obtain unit records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD cannot be decided without additional development, as there is insufficient evidence to verify a claimed inservice stressor.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, during service or within one year after separation. The veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including a VA psychiatric rating examination. The case will be returned to the Board after this additional development.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or a result of his service-connected PTSD, but rather due to a motor vehicle accident.,The appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was also denied as she did not meet the criteria for entitlement.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination to assess the veteran's current level of impairment due to PTSD. The appeal is now pending and will be reconsidered after the requested actions are completed.

Throughout the period from the effective date of the grant of service connection to the present, the veteran's PTSD has not been so disabling as to cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and peripheral neuropathy, finding that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors or exposure to toxic herbicides. The claim for special monthly pension by reason of being housebound was also denied.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his PTSD with depressive reaction associated with anxiety, as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the evidence did not show a connection between the veteran's PTSD and his military service.