PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability did not originate in service and denied his claim for service connection. The lung disability was also denied, as there is no evidence linking it to service. The skin cancer claim remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a PTSD examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining verification of in-service stressors and scheduling a PTSD examination.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claims.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU rating were denied. His service-connected conditions include PTSD with anxiety neurosis, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, acne, right ureteral calculus, hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss, and hiatal hernia.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to August 7, 1997 based on the evidence showing moderate social and occupational impairment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has decided that the veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied. The decision is based on insufficient evidence and a need for further development.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The veteran's PTSD was manifested by total occupational and social impairment from July 24, 2000, to July 24, 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 16, 1997 for his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, residuals of a laceration of the knee, bronchial asthma, or chronic bronchitis as a result of service. The claim to reopen for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from the USMC Historical Center and verifying stressors. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered based on all evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records and determine if a higher disability rating is warranted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, increased ratings for synovitis of the right knee, and left knee contusion with synovitis and instability were denied. The claim for PTSD was reopened based on new evidence but remains denied due to failure to report for VA examinations. Increased ratings for the knees remain denied.

The Board finds that the veteran's chronic alcoholism is likely due to his service-connected PTSD, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and denied service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and a rating for gastroenteritis is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including verification of stressors for PTSD.