PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for memory loss resulting from his in-service head trauma and denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, the highest schedular rating available. The veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for malaria was denied as no new and material evidence had been received.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his vocational rehabilitation file.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claimed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was not incurred or aggravated in peacetime service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia due to incomplete information provided by the RO, failure to provide adequate notice regarding the claims, and need for further examination.

The Board denied all service connection claims, including PTSD with insomnia and chronic fatigue, a bilateral foot disability, and bilateral conjunctivitis. The veteran's current symptoms do not meet the criteria for these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and right ankle disability, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and that the right ankle disability originated in service.

The Board denied service connection for residual scarring from burns to the right rib cage, right lower hip, and right arm due to lack of current diagnosis. Service connection was granted for PTSD as there is credible supporting evidence that a stressor occurred during service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling, and the Board finds that this level of disability does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to verify the veteran's reported in-service stressor for PTSD and to obtain a statement of the case regarding the back disorder issue.

The Board granted an increased evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD from June 20, 1990 to October 29, 1997.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the validity of the veteran's claims for service connection, including verifying stressor events and diagnosing any current psychiatric conditions.

The VA has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective as of March 29, 1999.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, chronic regional pain syndrome, and a psychiatric disability. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for hepatitis C and service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder are pending.

The veteran's PTSD, associated anxiety disorder and major depression are service-connected. He also has a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss and a 10 percent initial rating for postoperative residuals of cancer of the vocal cord.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural deficiencies and the need for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted the veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, and the reopened claim requires additional development.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed PTSD stressors and determine if he currently has PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The claim to reopen a service connection claim for an endocrine disorder involving hypogonadism, claimed as Klinefelter's syndrome with osteoporosis, was also denied. Service connection based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 was not granted.