PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that further development is required to comply with the veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. The appeal is currently in a denied status.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and secondary service connection for sinusitis, as well as a compensable evaluation for his residuals of gunshot wound scars. The decision also noted that the veteran's claim for service connection was remanded.

The Board has received notification of the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal, and thus the case is dismissed.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for schizophrenia. The veteran's PTSD claim is also denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his employability and the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed substantially and materially to cause his death, leading to a grant of service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected PTSD and residuals of shell fragment wounds (SFWs) in multiple body areas. The appeals were based on the severity of symptoms, but no new evidence was presented to reopen previously closed claims.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore is not entitled to service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 18, 2000 for a 100% rating for PTSD cannot be granted as there is no evidence of a formal or informal claim filed before this date. The earliest possible effective date is therefore October 18, 2000.

The veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a medical opinion regarding the current diagnosis and its relationship to military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD was initially denied in April 1990 due to lack of evidence of a stressor. The RO granted the claim on April 28, 1997, based on new evidence showing a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD and a stressor from his service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has remanded the case to the RO for further review due to incomplete information and potential issues with VCAA requirements. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is pending.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting an initial evaluation of 100 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for higher evaluations for his PTSD, finding that there was no current diagnosis and that the symptoms did not meet criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent from December 3, 1990 to April 14, 1999, or in excess of 50 percent from April 15, 1999 to December 1, 2004.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus disabilities are found to be sufficient for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD since October 1996, finding that the veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him unemployable.

The veteran is entitled to a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD effective December 21, 2001.

The VA granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent evaluation, effective March 2, 1992. The veteran appealed the initial rating.