PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran seeks service connection for PTSD. The case is being remanded due to the need for further development of the record, including verification of stressors and psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and denied a rating higher than 20 percent for diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied as the new evidence submitted by USASCRUR did not constitute official service department records that were lost or mislaid.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is currently productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decreases in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, but not warranting a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that there was no evidence of such a condition during or after service and thus it could not be linked to service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims, including an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease as secondary to PTSD, and TDIU.

The RO granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent disability evaluation, effective April 25, 2003. The veteran's claim for TDIU was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current evidence of PTSD and that earlier diagnoses did not consistently indicate PTSD. The Board also noted that the previously untranslated documents submitted by the veteran were not pertinent to the issue.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is related to service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and headaches are service-connected based on credible in-service stressors. The other issues were denied as they did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for reopening his PTSD service connection was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there is no credible supporting evidence for his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of incapacitating symptoms resulting in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating since the date of claim on September 4, 1997.

The Board denied a separate compensable evaluation for the veteran's headaches, finding that they are part and parcel of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the veteran's claimed stressors and outstanding VA treatment records. The veteran must provide specific details about his alleged stressful events in service, including dates, locations, and names of individuals involved.

The Board previously denied an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from May 31, 2000. The Court has vacated this decision and remanded the case to the Board for further action.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and his claim for a TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the favorable rating decision on PTSD.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD, which is currently rated at 10 percent. The RO has reduced the evaluation to noncompensable and then increased it back to 10 percent. This case is being remanded due to VCAA compliance issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, which is more than the current assigned rating of 30 percent.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.