PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there was no verified stressor event in service. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's reported stressors during his time in Vietnam are sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt as to whether he currently suffers from this condition and that it is etiologically related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD, stating that the March 4, 1992 effective date is final due to the failure to file a timely notice of disagreement.

The Board has granted increased ratings for PTSD, left knee injury, and shrapnel wounds of the right foot and left thigh. The veteran is now rated at 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and requests that the veteran provide details of his claimed in-service stressors. The VA will then attempt to verify these stressors and conduct a PTSD examination if necessary.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further development, including a VA examination and review of his claims file.

The Board denied a rating higher than 70 percent for the veteran's PTSD beginning on September 13, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria set out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to establish service connection for PTSD. The claim was denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD was incurred in service and is related to his verified in-service stressors, leading to a grant of service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD and psychosis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The evidence did not establish the occurrence of in-service stressors.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board dismissed his claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between military service and any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder. The veteran is required to undergo a VA psychiatric examination to obtain an opinion on this issue.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as his current psychiatric diagnosis is depression, which has already been granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the last denial in December 1987. The claim is now pending on its merits.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received, allowing the petition to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The claim will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an extension of temporary total disability benefits for PTSD due to hospitalization periods unrelated to PTSD, and thus denied his claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the previous denial.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a psychiatric examination to assess the veteran's PTSD symptoms and their impact on his ability to work.