PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his diagnosis of PTSD is related to stressful events he experienced during his active duty in Korea.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from prison facilities and determining if a hearing can be provided.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is manifested by anxiety and no evidence of panic attacks or impairment of memory or judgment. Therefore, an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, a right wrist sprain with degenerative joint disease, and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident as secondary to service-connected residuals of a traumatic blast injury. The rating assigned for the right wrist sprain is 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD has been granted, but the RO must remand to assess current disability level and determine if staged ratings are appropriate.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the appellant's medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressor actually occurred.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD from February 12, 2001 to June 10, 2003 and increased the rating to 70 percent effective from June 11, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 25, 2002, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The criteria for a grant of service connection were not met until that date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed hypertension is etiologically related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for hypertension.

The veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks during the period from August 22, 2002 to May 16, 2004. For the period from May 17, 2004, he experienced significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to in-service stressors, including a personal assault, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of his claims, including providing VCAA notice as required.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a valid diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service and therefore denies his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased evaluation, finding that the criteria were not met.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Regional Office.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and his PTSD is not related to a verified service stressor, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD should not be prior to March 11, 1996.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD based on new evidence submitted since the April 1989 decision. The claim will now be considered on its merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam and grants service connection for PTSD.