PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and social phobia) is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his active military service and grants the claim.

The Board denied service connection for cholera, PTB, and PTSD. The right knee scar was also denied a compensable evaluation.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and finds that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to his service in Vietnam. The decision grants service connection for PTSD.

The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, but the claim has been remanded due to incomplete records and need for further verification of a claimed stressor.

The Board has determined that separate disability ratings for PTSD and OBS are not warranted, as the symptoms of both conditions are rated together under a single diagnostic code.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for PTSD was denied as his PTSD did not meet the criteria for such a rating prior to April 29, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that his PTSD had been manifested by more than definite impairment prior to April 24, 1995.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating, and thus denied his claim for an increased disability evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including gastrointestinal disorder, bronchitis, pleurisy/chest pains, bilateral hearing loss, and a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), finding that these conditions were not related to the veteran's active service.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service due to a lack of verified stressors, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of corroborated in-service stressors, despite his reported experiences. The preponderance of evidence did not support the diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found no evidence of a chronic neck disability during service. The veteran's current neck disability is presumed to have been caused by an industrial injury in 1997.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70% evaluation of PTSD was granted, with the effective date set at June 25, 2001.,The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was also granted, with the effective date set at December 24, 1970.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for PTSD and a low back disorder. The decision also noted that the veteran had already received an initial noncompensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss, effective from April 13, 1999.

The Board denied service connection for ulcers and a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder, including PTSD, was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA medical records and verifying the veteran's reported stressor event involving enemy attacks in Vietnam.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher disability rating, as it results in only mild impairment.