PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records, including Worker's Compensation claims. The veteran is also asked to provide new evidence to reopen his claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, which is at the highest level of disability assigned under the VA rating schedule.

The Board has granted a higher 50 percent disability rating for PTSD, but denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for PTSD and a heart condition due to potential issues with service connection based on new evidence, as well as concerns about secondary service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to April 4, 2000 for service connection of PTSD and a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD. The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD on April 4, 2000 with a 30% initial evaluation.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher rating than 50 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of March 24, 1998 for service connection of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Board found that no claim was filed prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for consideration of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to the veteran's service-connected PTSD and herpes-related skin disorder.

The veteran's cause of death was not service-connected. The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318(b) is denied as the veteran did not meet the criteria for entitlement to such benefits.

The case is being remanded for further development due to new evidence received after the September 2005 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because the stressor allegations were not verified, and there is no evidence of combat engagement. The veteran's contentions about stressors are uncorroborated and do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the veteran's claimed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The RO is instructed to schedule a VA psychiatric examination and determine if PTSD is related solely to an in-service automobile accident. If diagnosed, the examiner must specify the factors supporting the diagnosis, the specific stressor(s) that prompted it, and whether there is a link between current symptomatology and the stressor(s), including the April 1968 automobile accident.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for his claimed stressors.

The veteran's claim for service connection for depression, including as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, has been reopened. His claim for an increased rating for residuals of a compression fracture of the first lumbar vertebra is granted. The claim for a total rating by reason of individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities remains denied. His claim for an increased initial rating for traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine is also granted.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the residuals of fracture to the left distal malleolus, effective from November 29, 2001. The veteran's claim for PTSD was remanded and is pending.

The veteran's PTSD with agoraphobia was evaluated as 30 percent disabling from November 8, 2000, to August 13, 2004, and as 50 percent disabling thereafter.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD effective December 8, 2005. The veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is granted as it was incurred during his active service.