PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for compliance with VCAA requirements and additional development of evidence. The issues on appeal are whether a rating in excess of 10 percent is warranted for PTSD from November 29, 1989 to April 17, 2000, and whether an effective date prior to April 17, 2000 should be assigned for the assignment of a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board has ordered a remand to the RO for further development regarding the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and residuals of sexual assault. The case will be reviewed again after the additional evidence is considered.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that the earliest effective date was January 6, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD and therefore denied this claim. The issue of chronic paranoid schizophrenia is not addressed as it was not part of the original appeal.

The veteran did not file a timely and adequate substantive appeal with the March 1999 rating decision assigning an initial 10 percent disability rating for PTSD, resulting in the Board having no jurisdiction to consider the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying stressors and obtaining a neuropsychiatric examination to determine if PTSD is related to service.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence confirming the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and clarification of findings regarding the veteran's claims to reopen service connection for PTSD and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of radiation experimentation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal in its entirety.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his PTSD claim, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's anxiety disorder and PTSD. The issue of secondary service connection for disabilities manifested by abnormal cholesterol, grinding of the teeth, impotence, and insomnia is remanded to allow further development.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and entitlement to a permanent and total rating for non-service-connected pension purposes due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and readjudication, including the issuance of a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) addressing his claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD effective December 27, 1990. The veteran's claim was not submitted prior to this date.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and left knee disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding medical records.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and granted service connection for PTSD, finding that there is competent medical evidence establishing a diagnosis of PTSD and linking this disorder to his service in Vietnam.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The residuals of a laceration of the left index finger, scar of the left leg, and pes planus were not shown to be related to service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the appellant's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD. This includes obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric reexamination.