PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran was granted a 100% rating for PTSD effective June 23, 1999. The effective date could not be earlier due to the nature of the claim and the evidence available.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and skin rash, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting a VA mental status examination to assess the severity of the veteran's PTSD with recurrent depression. The TDIU claim is also being developed.

The veteran requested an earlier effective date for his service connection for PTSD and Major Depression. The RO granted the claim with an effective date of March 8, 1999.

The Board found that the RO committed CUE in its August 1991 decision by assigning an effective date of February 1, 1991 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The veteran was actually entitled to receive compensation for totally disabling PTSD for a continuous period of over 10 years immediately preceding his death.,The appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is granted, as at the time of the veteran's death, he was service-connected for PTSD rated as 100 percent disabling.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection for PTSD was established, but not for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and insufficient medical evidence linking current symptoms to a verified or verifiable in-service stressor.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was incurred in service and is granted.

The Board has granted an initial increased evaluation of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms more closely approximate a level of impairment productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, and a skin disorder. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen his previously denied claim for a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The case will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened due to new medical evidence. However, his service connection claim for increased rating of lumbar spine remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case to allow the veteran to provide more specific information regarding his alleged stressors and for further development, including verifying any confirmed or presumed credible stressors. The veteran must also be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he has PTSD as a result of verified stressors.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further development of his medical records.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension secondary to the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that PTSD aggravated the veteran's hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining confirmation of the appellant's claimed stressors and scheduling a new VA examination to determine if he currently has PTSD related to any confirmed in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete service medical records and personnel records, as well as a need to provide VCAA notice.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and obtain necessary medical records.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining additional medical evidence.