PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a personal hearing and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including VA examinations and additional evidence.

The Board found no credible evidence of the veteran's claimed traumatic events in service, leading to a denial of service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and pulmonary emphysema, including as a result of Gulf War exposure, are being remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and SMC based on loss of use of both upper extremities. The denial was due to the lack of actual loss of use of his upper extremities, despite having multiple service-connected disabilities affecting them.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD and assigned an effective date of April 23, 2001. The veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an effective date of September 12, 1996. The veteran's claim was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence in the form of additional service medical records.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a left foot disorder secondary to his service-connected thrombophlebitis, and for seizure disorder (PTSD) secondary to his service-connected hearing loss. The claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was also denied.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation to 100 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms of PTSD result in total social and industrial impairment.

The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD and right ear hearing loss, with the former being caused by acoustic trauma in service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate reasons and bases used in the analysis of his PTSD claim, as well as other service connection claims. The case will be returned to the Board after further evidentiary development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee disability, allergic rhinitis, and an eye disorder. The appeals were not about service connection at all.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the nature of his PTSD and diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD based on DSM-IV criteria and did not establish a verified in-service stressor. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to incomplete evidentiary development, including missing treatment records and verification of in-service stressors. The RO is instructed to obtain relevant medical records, verify claimed stressors, and schedule a VA examination.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, post-gastric resection, and bilateral hearing loss, result in a combined disability evaluation of 60 percent. However, the Board denied his claim for TDIU as his conditions do not prevent him from performing all kinds of substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and examination to determine the existence and etiology of her claimed conditions, including service connection for residuals of a head injury with headaches, PTSD, incontinence, and chronic cervicitis.

The Board has reopened the claim and established that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected based on verified in-service stressors. The appeal for reopening was granted, and the claim for service connection for PTSD is now considered.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD related to his service and denied both claims for PTSD and lupus. The VA examinations did not diagnose PTSD, and there was no evidence linking lupus to service.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD effective from November 20, 1998, the date of a VA report showing diagnosis of PTSD. The veteran's petition to reopen his claim was received within one year of this report.