PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and is remanding the case to obtain additional psychiatric treatment records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD symptoms, including depression, sleep disturbance, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, anger, irritability, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, hypervigilance, social isolation, occasional unprovoked outbursts of anger, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships, produce occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. Therefore, a 70 percent rating is granted for PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran does not carry a valid diagnosis of PTSD due to active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD is being remanded due to inadequate development of the record and failure to provide proper notice.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify in-service stressors and determine if the veteran suffers from PTSD.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and entitlement to a TDIU due to incomplete development of evidence, including verification of claimed stressors.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to incomplete information and the need to verify in-service stressors. The VA will obtain additional medical records, personnel records, and attempt to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to experiences during his active service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher initial rating than 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a search of unit records and a VA examination to confirm a stressor related to PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his residuals of a gunshot wound to the left external oblique muscle, finding that he was not entitled to payment at the monthly rate of $2,163 from August 1, 1990.

The veteran's PTSD is currently manifested by symptoms including nightmares, disrupted sleep, irritability, intrusive thoughts, avoidance, anxiety, flattened affect, impairment of short- and long-term memory, difficulty in establishing effective social relationships, and a GAF score of 45-50. The Board has determined that the criteria for a 50 percent rating are met.

The veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective August 8, 2003. The effective date is set based on the earliest date as of which it is factually ascertainable that an increase in disability occurred.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 21, 1991, for the grant of a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his death, which was caused by adverse effects of drugs. The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there is no credible supporting evidence to verify his claimed in-service stressors. As a result, the claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is due to his in-service stressor, which was witnessed by him during his service in Vietnam. As such, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims of service connection for a nervous disorder and PTSD, but finds that additional development is necessary regarding the underlying service connection claims. The issues will be remanded to the RO.