PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found no competent medical evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The claim for service connection for COPD was not adjudicated as it is not part of the appeal.

The Board has ordered a remand due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD stressors and potential service connection. The case will be returned for further development, including verification of stressor events and examination by a mental health professional.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying in-service stressors.

The veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder have been granted service connection, with a 50% rating effective March 6, 2000.

The veteran's claims for service connection were all granted, with the exception of those concerning a bilateral hand and wrist disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is granted, with the effective date set at January 21, 1999.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD with Panic Disorder, finding that his symptoms meet the criteria for such a high rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, maintaining a current evaluation of 30 percent.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim.

The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, which he claims was caused by a near-drowning incident during an amphibious landing exercise in Turkey. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain relevant records and determine the validity of his claim.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board found that there was no credible evidence supporting the veteran's claimed in-service stressors for post-traumatic stress disorder, and thus denied service connection. For the left shoulder disability, the Board concluded that it did not manifest during service or be related to a service-connected condition.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 17, 1999 for a Total Disability Evaluation for Compensation Purposes Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The veteran's claim was pending since July 12, 1998 and the RO initially granted TDIU retroactively to that date.

The veteran's appeal is for a higher evaluation for PTSD, which was previously granted with a 30 percent rating effective November 29, 2000. The RO has been instructed to schedule the veteran for a videoconference hearing.

The Board has ordered the RO to remand this case for additional development and consideration, including obtaining medical records and clarifying the veteran's disability status.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial 50 percent rating, effective from the date of the receipt of the veteran's claim.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by psychiatric symptomatology including depression, intrusive thoughts, memory flashbacks, recurring nightmares, socially avoidant behavior, impaired impulse control and aggressive outbursts, short-term memory problems, and problems with concentration. This results in occupational and social impairment with severe deficiencies in his vocational and social spheres.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the in-service stressor events have not been verified. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the claimant did not timely file a Substantive Appeal within the required timeframe.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a Travel Board hearing due to the veteran's incarceration.