PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a readjudication of his claim.

The Board has determined that Hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The veteran's claims for PTSD and depression, as well as an increased evaluation for sling palsy of the left arm, are remanded.

The Board has found that additional development is required before it can adjudicate the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for PTSD and a TDIU. The case is being remanded to the RO for further action.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, effective from April 27, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in VCAA notice and development of evidence, including obtaining medical records, verifying stressors, and providing VA examinations.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there is no evidence of a verified stressor related to his service, thus denying his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for PTSD. If so, the veteran will be afforded an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder, ischemic heart disease, eczema, or pneumonia. The claims for these conditions are denied.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was etiologically related to the veteran's active military service and contributed to his death.

The veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder and PTSD due to lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The case will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD is a result of his duties as an illustrator in creating combat training manuals during his military service, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, alcoholism, and drug dependence. The decision found that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and that his substance abuse issues were due to willful misconduct.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, pelvic inflammatory disease, a stomach disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD). The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to failure to provide proper VCAA notice.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 10 percent from April 12, 1991 to November 7, 1996 and at 30 percent thereafter. The rating of 30 percent is granted as the disability resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of claimed stressors and need for further examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and obtaining medical records.