PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including obtaining additional medical records and providing notification under the VCAA.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because the claimed in-service stressors have not been verified.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and no verified stressor events during his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The veteran seeks increased evaluations for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation than 70 percent.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (SDVI) was denied because he did not submit an application within the two-year statutory period following his most recent grant of service connection in November 1997.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's claim was not based on liberalizing legislation or VA issue.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, related to his active service and denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 4, 1994 for a 100% disability rating for service-connected PTSD. The Board found that no increase in disability due to PTSD was factually ascertainable within one year prior to receipt of his claim on February 4, 1994.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a spinal cord injury as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and an increased rating for PTSD. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD is due to an in-service sexual assault, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and failure to obtain necessary medical records.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the 1999 denial is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying stressors and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's PTSD is service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, degenerative arthritis of the right arm, upper gastrointestinal disorder, cardiovascular disorder, bilateral hearing loss, irritable colon syndrome, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, right ankle disorder, and left ankle disorder. The decision also addressed his claim for PTSD.

The Board determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Board dismissed the motion for CUE review in a February 2003 decision denying service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability, and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 100% rating effective from May 19, 1997.