PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has ordered the case back to the RO for review of additional evidence received since the statement of the case, including any potential service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have PTSD associated with any verified stressful experiences during his military service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a nervous condition, including GAD with depression and PTSD. The heart condition and vision conditions claims are denied as secondary to diabetes mellitus Type II. Service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II is granted at 20 percent.

The veteran's current low back disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle fracture. The claim for PTSD was denied, and a statement of the case must be issued.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a rescheduled hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue, dizziness, sleepiness, loss of appetite, and joint pain due to undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability, PTSD, and a left shoulder disorder. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or in post-service records.

The veteran seeks service connection for a claimed PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders. The Board has ordered additional development, including verification of stressor events in service and a VA examination to determine the nature and severity of his psychiatric disability.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD, which is not service-connected but considered to be directly related to his condition, warrants a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 30, 1994 for PTSD. The decision stated that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing.

The Board has granted an initial 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD, finding that his disability picture most closely approximates the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 30 percent disability evaluation, effective from the date of initial entitlement.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have PTSD related to his service in Vietnam and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hearing loss, alcohol abuse disorder secondary to PTSD, gastrointestinal disability, headaches, and nonobstructive coronary artery disease as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability was also denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to his withdrawal of his claim for a skin condition and the need to provide additional evidence regarding the veracity of his claimed in-service stressors, as well as further examination to determine the etiology of his PTSD, hepatitis C, and dental trauma.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks, irritability, and impaired relationships. The Board finds that the disability warrants an initial evaluation of 70 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining employment records and medical evidence to assess the severity of his PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, including psychotic disorder, schizophrenia of the paranoid type, schizoaffective disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim was denied.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and medical evidence from Social Security Administration (SSA). The veteran's claim includes a secondary claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include dysthymic disorder and PTSD due to his right hand disability and diabetes mellitus.