PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the veteran's alleged stressors and a need for further examination. The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, but additional evidence is required to substantiate his claim.

The Board has granted a 100% disability rating for PTSD effective March 27, 1997. The veteran's claim for TDIU prior to this date is referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and thus could not establish service connection for PTSD based on a verified stressor. The claim was denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and consideration of the evidence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to procedural deficiencies in the VCAA notification. The RO must provide proper notice and obtain any necessary evidence before deciding his claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied as there is no sufficient medical evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus requires a restricted diet and insulin, but does not require regulation of activities. The claim to reopen his PTSD service connection is supported by new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (unestablished facts include whether the claimed stressors occurred during active service).

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of his PTSD and whether he can secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for a permanent total disability rating, and thus his claim of entitlement to permanence is denied. The veteran's claim of entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 remains in remand status due to the unresolved issue of his permanent total disability rating.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 28, 2000 for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for the service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance of another person was granted, effective March 21, 2003. The issue is dismissed as moot.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD due to a procedural error, citing the overruled case law in Hayre v. West.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and no link between any in-service stressor and his claimed condition.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility on April 13, 2002 was denied because the VA did not provide prior authorization and there was no evidence that the respiratory problems constituted an emergency or that VA facilities were unavailable.

The Board has determined that there is conflicting medical evidence regarding the severity of the veteran's service-connected PTSD and remanded the case for a new VA examination to clarify the current extent of the disability. The RO should ensure all notification and development requirements of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 have been completed, including obtaining any additional medical records or other evidence identified by the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence verifying his claimed in-service stressors and concluding that he did not engage in combat with the enemy.

The Board found that the veteran does not suffer from PTSD as a result of verifiable combat stressors sustained in service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of June 22, 1987 for his service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, hypertension, and a skin rash. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy, and there is no evidence of an inservice stressor linked to PTSD. Hypertension was not shown within one year post-service discharge. A VA examination is needed to determine if the current skin rash is related to service.