PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for verification of a claimed stressor and further examination.

The veteran's TDIU was granted effective April 25, 2001 due to his service-connected PTSD. The effective date of the PTSD rating increase from 30% to 70% is also April 25, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to his service.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD was dismissed because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to the possibility that the veteran's condition may have worsened and because of the need for a new examination. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 19, 2004, for the grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of recent medical records, and the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered with these new records.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury. The claim for secondary service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified stressor and thus no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has been productive of no more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but he is generally functioning satisfactorily.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and low back strain are being remanded to the RO for additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD, allowing the veteran's original claim to be reviewed on its merits.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent effective October 13, 2000.,Since May 21, 2001, the veteran has been rated at 100 percent for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has been productive of difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, warranting a rating of 50 percent from July 6, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's daughter, CLC, is permanently incapable of self-support due to mental or physical defects prior to her 18th birthday and grants recognition as a helpless child for VA benefits.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence. However, it was determined that PTSD did not occur during active service or as a result of an in-service stressor, thus denying the claim.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete development and procedural defects. The issues of service connection for chronic peripheral neuropathy claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, and PTSD are pending.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The appeal was remanded due to inadequate notice and development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has ordered a remand to verify the veteran's claimed stressors in order to determine if she is entitled to service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, skin cancer, and a psychiatric disability (PTSD). The veteran does not have migraine headaches. For skin cancer, there is no evidence of current disability or previous removal. For PTSD, the veteran has depression but no diagnosis of PTSD.