PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, a bladder disorder, GERD, and Erectile Dysfunction. The veteran's claims were not reopened regarding his previously denied claim of epidermophytosis and calluses of the feet.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that the earliest possible effective date is October 30, 2001, which was when he filed his initial claim.

The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing and then returning it to the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and verifying claimed stressors. The veteran may be provided a psychiatric examination if any are corroborated.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and for service connection of hypertension with postoperative residuals of right hypertensive hemorrhage, claiming it as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, as it was linked to his in-service stressors. However, Bipolar Disorder was not found to be related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 14, 1994, for a total disability rating for PTSD. The RO had previously granted service connection and assigned a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD effective from February 14, 1994.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have PTSD, and his current mental disorder was first manifested many years after service and is not related to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence linking the current disabilities to his period of active service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a nervous condition (other than PTSD), and a right ankle disability. The new evidence submitted supports these claims.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed affect. The claims for post-traumatic stress disorder and personality disorder remain pending.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding new evidence that supports a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has ordered the RO to obtain VA treatment records and contact Dr. Zinar regarding a diagnosis of PTSD, and then readjudicate the claim based on all evidence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected compression fracture at the 12th thoracic vertebra with spondylolysis and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, consideration of new rating criteria, and review of outstanding VA medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD related to his active service and therefore denied the claim.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal, satisfied with the March 2004 rating decision that increased his PTSD disability evaluation from 30 percent to 50 percent.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the appellant's service-connected PTSD from July 23, 1993 to November 9, 2001. The decision is based on severe impairment in the ability to establish and maintain effective or favorable relationships.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records, including Social Security Administration records.