PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and sleep apnea, finding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between her current symptoms and any in-service stressors or events.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability evaluation, meeting the criteria for such rating based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed in-service stressor was not related to combat and there was no credible supporting evidence for the occurrence of the event. Therefore, service connection for PTSD could not be established.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.

The veteran's claim for an extension of his delimiting date for educational assistance benefits was remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a rating decision.

The Board found that there was no credible evidence to corroborate the veteran's claim of in-service sexual assault, and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection for a back disability and to grant an earlier effective date for PTSD. The evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim or establishing CUE.

The veteran's PTSD, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, neuropathy of the toes (claimed as stiff toes), degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of the left foot with tarsal tunnel syndrome, and tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right lower extremity are all found to be related to his military service. Cold injuries of the left ear, other than cancer of the left ear, were also found to be related to his military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting a diagnosis of PTSD and noting that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during his service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and a peripheral nerve disorder (CTS), all claimed as secondary to her service-connected polycystic ovarian syndrome.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at a 30 percent evaluation from July 11, 2005 onwards.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed post-traumatic stress disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service due to lack of credible verification of his reported stressors. The lumbar spine injury rating issue is remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, with the diagnosis based on a non-combat in-service assault. The claim is granted as there is credible supporting evidence of the stressor.

The case is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further examination and analysis regarding service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed substantially or materially to her death resulting from cardiac arrest.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his PTSD service connection and did not grant a higher rating for his diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of diabetes mellitus, type II; kidney cancer; bladder cancer; or macular degeneration in service or for many years thereafter, and no competent evidence of a nexus between these disorders and his period of active service. Therefore, the claims for service connection for these conditions are denied.

The Board determined that the veteran did not have service in Vietnam, and thus could not establish entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder or diabetes mellitus based on exposure to Agent Orange. The VA medical records provided no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year after discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disorder is related to his in-service injury, warranting service connection.,While the veteran has a history of anxiety symptoms, there is no competent evidence of a separate and distinct anxiety disorder not secondary to PTSD.