PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed combat exposure and the validity of his Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The appeal is pending further development.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a cerebral contusion with personality change and PTSD warrant an increased rating to 70 percent, effective September 23, 1997. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD related to his active duty service and denied both the claim for PTSD and the reopening of the arthritis claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoporosis, PTSD, and an increased evaluation for lumbar myositis. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and there is no evidence linking any current psychiatric disorder to service. As such, the claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that further development is needed due to the lack of specific information regarding stressful events in service and potential errors in diagnosis. The case will be remanded for additional efforts to locate relevant records and a comprehensive psychiatric examination.

The Board has found that the veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is linked to an in-service stressor, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen the veteran's claims for PTSD and seizure disorder. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining records from the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City and reviewing the medical history of the veteran.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for an evaluation higher than this level.

The Board found that the veteran's account of an in-service personal assault was not credible, and thus denied his claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board found no current, clear medical diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of considerable social and industrial impairment, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and a somatization disorder, but the claim for increased rating of tension headaches remains pending.

The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD remains pending as it was not addressed in this decision. Her Crohn's disease rating is denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and chronic low back strain, as well as his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, were denied due to failure to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, and an increased rating for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus. The claim of service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of verified in-service stressors, while the claim for increased diabetes mellitus is being remanded.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for PTSD and TDIU due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for his claimed in-service stressors, as well as an absence of service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal for his claims of service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as he submitted his VA Form 9 more than 60 days after receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC).