PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case to allow for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of all relevant evidence.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was granted, with the effective date set at October 29, 1999. The rating for lumbosacral strain remains unchanged.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for further examination and verification of in-service stressors.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that new evidence received since the October 1999 decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for her PTSD with major depression and hypoactive sexual desire disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including providing a VCAA letter and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as the claimed stressor has been verified and a diagnosis of PTSD associated with wartime experiences has been made by medical examiners.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA PTSD examination and readjudication of the TDIU claim.

The Board finds no legal basis to grant an effective date earlier than May 21, 2003 for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and service connection for a skin disorder due to herbicide exposure. The decision also noted that his claim for service connection was reopened on new evidence, but did not assign any specific rating or effective date.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to April 12, 1999 and increased to 50 percent between April 12, 1999, and May 10, 2004. The RO granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's PTSD effective from May 11, 2004.

The VA determined that the veteran does not currently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, effective from November 14, 1997.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is denied as his service connection was terminated on December 1, 2004.

The Board found that there is no independently verifiable evidence of an in-service stressor sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD, and the veteran does not currently have PTSD as a result of his period of active service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a back disability, sinusitis (claimed as due to undiagnosed illness), fibromyositis (claimed as due to undiagnosed illness), thyroid disorder, and skin disorder. The appeals are granted.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating than 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including consideration of a recent VA examination report.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD is permanently disabling and grants a permanent 100% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records and missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The veteran's claims for PTSD, chloracne, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and a nervous disorder are being reviewed.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD due to stressors during service.