PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder related to the veteran's active military service.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and finds that new and material evidence has been submitted. The knee disorder claim is remanded due to lack of relevant medical records.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and skin disability due to herbicide exposure were denied. The claim for an increased rating for optic atrophy of the left eye was also denied.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, effective from May 7, 2001. The veteran's PTSD is manifested by significant deficiencies in work, school, family relations, and mood.

The veteran is seeking an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The VA has remanded the case due to a lack of recent medical records and a need for a new examination.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent for purposes of accrued benefits.

The Board has granted an increased initial rating of 50 percent for the service-connected PTSD, finding that it most closely approximates the criteria for such a rating based on occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. Service connection for hepatitis C is also granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the need for further verification of his claimed stressors. The claims for erectile dysfunction and loss of use of a creative organ are also remanded as additional evidence may be needed to determine if these conditions are related to military service.

The case has been remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressors for PTSD. The veteran's right and left foot disabilities are also being reviewed.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed as a result.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, and thus the claim is reopened.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that it does not warrant a higher rating based on current symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of evidence, including obtaining SSA records and VA clinical records. The veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD and service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, and there was insufficient evidence to establish service connection for degenerative disc disease.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have PTSD resulting from service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia and delusional disorder, denied service connection for anxiety disorder, depression, PTSD, and a personality disorder, and denied an increased rating for acne vulgaris. The case is remanded to the RO for further development of the record.

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

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and his low back disability is granted service connection. The other claims are denied.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because his timely substantive appeal was not filed within one year of the April 2001 denial and over sixty days after he received a statement of the case. The right ankle arthritis claim is also dismissed as there is no evidence to support service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision concluded that major depression may not be presumed to have been incurred in service and a diagnosis of PTSD related to service is not supported by medically sufficient stressors.