PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the veteran's psychiatric condition.

The veteran's PTSD was not manifested by gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting self or others, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene), disorientation to time or place, or memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or his own name prior to March 4, 2004. As of March 4, 2004, the veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied as it was not received until July 13, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining corroborating evidence of alleged stressful events in service and a psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability began during service or is causally linked to such events.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Low Back Disorder, including obtaining records from various healthcare providers.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher initial rating than 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to experiences during active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, finding no evidence of a diagnosis and noting that the veteran did not meet criteria for PTSD.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to consider.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with a previous remand directive. The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder is now pending.

The Board denied the claims for service connection of schizophrenia and PTSD, finding no new and material evidence presented to reopen the claim for schizophrenia and concluding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current symptoms and an in-service stressor for PTSD.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, increased rating for schizophrenia, initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, and total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability were all denied by the Board.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent, as it primarily manifests by reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for CUE in an October 1974 rating decision, finding error in a February 2003 rating decision regarding PTSD and lumbosacral strain ratings, and denying entitlement to increased ratings for PTSD with psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction and TDIU.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a verified stressor event in service and therefore cannot establish entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the veteran for a VA examination.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or Bipolar Disorder due to service, and denied his claims.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted effective from May 17, 2002. His PTSD rating was also increased to 70% and made retroactive to June 17, 2002.

The Board denied increased evaluations for PTSD and denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetes mellitus due to exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran's PTSD is characterized by symptoms such as anxiety, depression, irritability, hypervigilance, nightmares, flashbacks, survivor guilt, and social withdrawal.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and unverified stressors. The veteran's PTSD claim will be reconsidered after obtaining all relevant treatment records and verifying any claimed stressors.