PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to verify the veteran's claimed inservice stressors, and the veteran is advised of the need for corroborating evidence.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD is not related to military service or any incident therein.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating during the relevant periods.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, burn scars of the face and hands, and head injury residuals. The evidence did not support these claims as they were not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and verifying the veteran's claimed stressors. The RO will also obtain VA treatment records and attempt to contact appropriate sources regarding the ship on which the veteran served.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Gum Disorder, finding no new and material evidence to reopen these previously denied claims.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with schizophrenia, paranoid type was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for such a revision based on new and material evidence.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA psychiatric examination and additional development of his claim.

The veteran is seeking an additional extension of his delimiting date for educational assistance benefits due to a diagnosed condition, specifically PTSD and severe depression. The RO denied the claim, but the case must be remanded for further development.

The VA has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability evaluation, effective August 7, 2002.

The Board is instructed to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and consider whether new and material evidence has been submitted. The VA must also obtain treatment records from Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, clarify the veteran's choice of representative, and ensure all VCAA requirements are met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, fatigue (undiagnosed illness), headaches, sleep disorder or insomnia, and memory loss due to lack of credible supporting evidence for claimed in-service stressors.

The Board is considering the veteran's claims for PTSD and peripheral neuropathy, including reopening of a claim for service connection. The evaluation for PTSD remains at 30 percent, but further evidence may be needed to determine if it warrants an increased rating. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure is being considered based on presumptive criteria, though the veteran's history and symptoms suggest other potential causes.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that it is related to a verified stressor in service.

The veteran's appeal is for an increased rating and earlier effective date for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The case needs to be remanded for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not meet the regulatory criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection and increased disability evaluations are granted, with an effective date of May 15, 1996. The veteran is also granted to reopen his previously denied claims regarding dental trauma and sensory impairment of the left facial area.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned staged ratings of 100 percent effective from June 12, 1991, to July 15, 2002, for PTSD. The veteran is seeking higher ratings for the periods between February 25, 1991 and July 15, 2002.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and evaluations have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus or a higher evaluation for PTSD.