PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate and PTSD. The decision found no evidence of a link between the conditions and service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the appellant's bilateral plantar fasciitis had its onset in service. The claim for service connection for plantar fasciitis is granted.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if he currently has PTSD and whether it is related to stressors experienced in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine and assigned a rating, but denied increased ratings for PTSD and SFW residuals. The case is remanded to consider further development of these issues.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO due to additional evidence needing to be considered and for addressing a request to reopen a claim of service connection for low back disability. The issues include seeking an increased rating for PTSD, requesting a TDIU, and reopening a previously denied claim for low back disability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support such a rating prior to January 17, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the veteran's PTSD and schizophrenia are related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD in the record.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent evaluation effective from August 12, 1988.,A total disability evaluation for compensation purposes on the basis of individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted effective from August 12, 1998.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, and the Board has granted a rating of 50 percent for this condition. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability remains unresolved.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has been productive of no more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since August 30, 2002. The Board found that the symptoms have remained severe and have not met the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the current nature and severity of his PTSD. The RO must ensure full compliance with all VCAA notice obligations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and for increased ratings for hearing loss. The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence, including records from a Vet Center and information about alleged stressors during service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence from his treatment records at the Anchorage Vet Center.

The Board has awarded an earlier effective date of February 22, 2000 for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD based on VA treatment notes showing increased severity.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by severe symptoms including auditory and visual hallucinations, major depression, anxiety, hypervigilance, memory and calculation deficits, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, frequent nightmares, multiple sleep disturbances, increased startle response, hostility, continual irritability, and virtual isolation. The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD alone results in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and verification of the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, which may affect his claim for service connection for PTSD.