PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development of evidence, including obtaining service personnel records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's impulsive behavior and irritability result in total industrial impairment due to potential danger to others.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for PTSD, maintaining the current 50% disability rating.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD due to lack of a confirmed diagnosis. For peptic ulcer disease, the Board determined there was no evidence showing severe flare-ups as required by VA regulations.

The Board denied service connection for both psychiatric disability (including PTSD) and a dental disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected right knee disability and posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 30, 2001 for the award of a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD from October 4, 1991. The veteran's PTSD is manifested by considerable impairment of social and industrial adaptability.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to March 22, 2004 and 50 percent since May 1, 2004.,PTSD symptoms were found to be more severe after the veteran's hospitalization in March 2004.

The veteran's PTSD manifestations from October 26, 1998, to February 4, 2003, produced moderate disturbances of motivation and mood. From February 4, 2003, the manifestations more nearly approximated serious symptoms that produce deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, which is related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional VCAA notice and development.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent effective May 16, 1996. The RO found that the preponderance of evidence demonstrated severe impairment in social and occupational functioning due to PTSD.

The Board has deferred further appellate consideration due to insufficient evidence to verify the veteran's claimed stressors during service in Vietnam, and requests for verification of these stressors are made. The case is remanded for additional development including obtaining records from mental health treatment, verifying combat participation or verified stressors, and providing a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a nervous disorder, including PTSD, and for exposure to 'Agent Orange' due to lack of medical evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for ulcerative colitis and low back disability, but granted his claim for PTSD. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claims for these conditions.

The Board is considering the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and undiagnosed illness-related symptoms. The decision is mixed as some issues are granted while others are denied.