PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied reopening the claim of PTSD due to lack of verifiable stressors and insufficient evidence.

The VA denied service connection for PTSD and hypertension. The veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence of in-service stressors or a link between the current conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and verification of reported stressors. The VA will obtain treatment records, verify the veteran's claimed stressors, and determine if a VA examination is necessary.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal to the Board on his claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's in-service stressors, including being confined to a tear gas chamber and assaulted by his sergeant during basic training, are credible. The VA medical examiner has provided a link between the veteran's current PTSD symptoms and these in-service stressors. As such, service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is now rated at the highest possible level (100%), due to its total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was denied. The RO granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability rating effective from May 29, 1997 to July 26, 2001, and 30 percent thereafter.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and adjudication of the issues related to PTSD, cervical radiculopathy/myelopathy, and the initial rating for residuals of cervical spine injury with degenerative changes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, effective from March 30, 1998.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's disability manifested by definite or moderately large occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Bipolar Disorder, finding new evidence to be received since the previous denial. The veteran's diagnoses are linked to her inservice sexual assault.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, and a liver disorder due to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not substantiate the veteran's claimed stressors or current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board has ordered additional examinations and development due to the lack of recent VA examination reports, which are necessary for a proper evaluation of the veteran's claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to unconfirmed stressors and a need for an examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for malaria. The appellant did not meet the criteria for service connection as there is no evidence of a current disability, and his lay testimony alone was insufficient to establish the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressor. For the malaria claim, the VA examination showed no current active malaria or residual damage from malaria, and the private physician's records did not support the appellant's claims.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to significant impairment but no delusions, hallucinations, or gross inappropriate behavior. The GAF score indicates some impairment in reality testing.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to the lack of a verified stressor event in service. For his left elbow neurodermatitis, he did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the revised skin disability criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no current disability and insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have tinnitus as a result of service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.