PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The case is being remanded to verify the veteran's claimed stressors causing his PTSD and to afford him a comprehensive medical examination.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating effective from May 31, 2002. The veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating during this period.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues on appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent and later increased to 50 percent, effective April 26, 1999. The current rating of 70 percent has been granted since June 10, 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified stressors and conflicting medical opinions regarding the diagnosis.

The veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service, but his hemorrhoids and left hand disorder were.,Hemorrhoids are considered a wartime condition as the veteran served in Vietnam. The left hand disorder is attributed to an injury sustained during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors and a need for further examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and dismissed his appeal regarding diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and there was insufficient evidence to support his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's file is void of a confirmed in-service stressor, and thus denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since June 8, 2001. The rating was increased to 70 percent effective September 20, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD and residuals of a severely sprained/fractured left ankle render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for lumbar strain was denied. The claims for service connection of various conditions due to undiagnosed illnesses were also denied, except for the PTSD claim which was granted but not rated as it was placed in appellate status.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that a medical examination is necessary to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The case is also being remanded for further consideration of the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD and anxiety, assigning a 10 percent rating from November 29, 2001 to November 17, 2003, and a 30 percent rating from November 18, 2003. The decision is based on the veteran's symptoms of intrusive memories, flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, irritability, and difficulty sleeping.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased initial evaluation for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records from Social Security Administration and VA medical centers.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain the veteran's service medical records from his first period of Army service and then re-adjudicate his claims for PTSD and bilateral chondromalacia patellae.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and there was insufficient evidence to support his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.