PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) based on new and material evidence submitted by the veteran.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his PTSD treatment records and vocational rehabilitation folder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been denied as she does not currently suffer from this condition. The claims for service connection for a headache disability and hypoglycemia are pending further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's claim was reopened based on new and material evidence. The effective date is not specified.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and found that new and material evidence had not been submitted. The veteran's appeal regarding residuals of a right knee injury was also denied due to untimely filing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder. The skin disorder claim was denied due to lack of evidence linking the current diagnoses (eczema, seborrheic keratoses) to military service or Agent Orange exposure. The PTSD claim is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining medical records and personnel records. The veteran's claims of service connection for major depression and PTSD will be reconsidered.

The Board has determined that the criteria for a 100 percent rating for PTSD have been met, and an initial rating of 100 percent is granted. The issue of entitlement to an earlier effective date than February 5, 2002 remains pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his PTSD and TDIU claims, including the provision of a VA examination.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling, and the appeal for a higher initial evaluation has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no evidence of their onset or causation during active duty.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and notifying the veteran of what evidence he needs to provide. The claims will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied an effective date prior to October 4, 1996.,The veteran's claim for lumbosacral strain and disc disease was denied an effective date prior to June 8, 1995.,The veteran's claims for hearing loss of the right ear and tinea cruris were both denied an effective date prior to January 1, 1994.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and GERD due to exposure to Agent Orange, but denied service connection for sinusitis as there is no evidence of such condition during the period of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his post-traumatic stress disorder, lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes, and cervical strain with degenerative changes. The RO granted a 40 percent evaluation for residuals of lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes effective August 7, 2001, and a 30 percent evaluation for residuals of cervical strain with degenerative changes as of that date.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating for PTSD was granted, with the effective date set at March 20, 2003.

The Board found that the veteran's credible accounts of in-service stressors have been sufficiently corroborated by the evidence of record, and concluded that PTSD was incurred in and as a result of active military service.

The Board has recognized one of the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and found it verified. The claim for service connection for PTSD is reopened, but further examination is needed to determine if the veteran meets the DSM-IV criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, which is characterized by total occupational and social impairment.