PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration, including obtaining medical records from VA facilities and ensuring compliance with VCAA notification requirements.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from the Marine Corps and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD. The issue is now reopened.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and the veteran's claim to reopen was also denied. The VA examiner found no link between any event of service origin and post-service degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 and a herniated disc at L4-L5.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and TDIU due to service-connected disability, finding that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy as defined by VA regulations.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by symptoms such as nightmares, anxiety, depression, anger, and difficulty in establishing effective relationships. The Board has determined that the disability warrants a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran did not have verified in-service stressors and thus denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing VA treatment records and providing VCAA notification.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that his reported in-service stressor could not be verified and thus did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent disabling.,Service connection for allergic reactions, memory loss, joint pain, headaches, skin rash, fatigue, and sexual dysfunction (attributed to PTSD) was denied.

The veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with secondary dysthymic disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed stressors for PTSD and to determine if new evidence supports reopening his hepatitis C claim. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the failure to provide proper VCAA notice.

The VA has granted a 50 percent evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder, effective December 5, 1996. The veteran's claim for individual unemployability was also granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing records from a hospitalization during active duty.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD and Psychophysiologic Gastrointestinal Reaction, finding that it results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of stressors and a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence verifying his claimed in-service stressors, and thus concluded that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD caused by a verified in-service stressor.

The veteran's PTSD and anal fissure are both currently rated appropriately, with the PTSD receiving a 30 percent evaluation and the anal fissure also at 30 percent. The appeals for higher evaluations have been denied.