PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent from October 27, 1995 to December 3, 1996. Effective December 4, 1996, the rating for PTSD was increased to 100 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is granted, with a maximum schedular evaluation of 50 percent. The claim for tinnitus remains at the current 10 percent rating. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with the provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, to include providing the veteran with proper notice and assistance in developing his claims.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be incurred in service and granted.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent rating, effective from the date of grant of service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there were no confirmed stressors and the evidence did not show a direct relationship to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining employment records from his employer.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of increased rating for PTSD, compensable rating for shrapnel fragment wounds, and service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound of the right shoulder are pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the nature and extent of his service-connected conditions.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD in the claims folder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran currently has PTSD related to his service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD due to incomplete documentation, unverified dates of service, and lack of VA examinations. The RO is instructed to obtain all necessary medical records, verify the veteran's service dates, and provide him with VA examinations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further actions due to VCAA notification issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that there was no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and that the claimed symptoms did not meet the criteria for this condition.

The March 19, 1994 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD was upheld as not constituting CUE. The veteran's claim was denied due to the absence of evidence corroborating his presence on board the USS Enterprise during an explosion.

The Board has ordered the RO to obtain all relevant medical records and conduct a VA examination for the veteran's psychiatric condition. The case will be re-adjudicated based on whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for PTSD, but the veteran disagrees with the assigned rating of 50 percent for PTSD. The case is remanded to determine if a higher initial evaluation is warranted.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected PTSD was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.