PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD with depression is causally linked to his in-service physical and emotional trauma, specifically a stress fracture of the left tibia. As such, service connection for PTSD with depression is granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for skin disability, bilateral hip disability, and PTSD. However, it is unclear whether these claims are decided on a merits basis or if they are still pending based on new evidence.

The veteran's service-connected Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was increased from a 30 percent rating to a 50 percent rating effective July 22, 1999. The veteran contends that his PTSD symptoms have worsened and he is now unemployable.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent evaluation, finding that the veteran's PTSD is mild in nature with primary symptoms of sleep problems, nightmares, flashbacks, depression, anxiety, irritability, but not cognitive impairment or psychotic symptoms.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, a disability incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. As a result, the claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied, and the effective date for his service-connected PTSD is set at February 15, 1989.,Service connection for bilateral inguinal hernias was granted with an effective date of September 7, 1999.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, based on new evidence provided by the veteran regarding her in-service sexual assault.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD should be granted based on direct evidence of a link between his in-service stressors and current symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and addressing the veteran's claim of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The veteran is seeking increased ratings for his service-connected PTSD and earlier effective dates. The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records from the VA outpatient clinic in Crown Point, Indiana, and Social Security Administration records.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD due to any verified incident or event of active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered further development of the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to incomplete VA medical records and the need to corroborate his account of an in-service personal assault. The case is being remanded for these purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a restoration of a 100% disability rating, effective from June 2002.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but denied service connection for asbestosis due to asbestos exposure. The decision is based on the evidence of record without further development.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of claims for PTSD and residuals of a shell fragment wound to the neck.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of a November 1, 1996 decision based on clear and unmistakable error due to the Court's affirmance of the denial of service connection for various conditions as residuals of Agent Orange exposure.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. The denial is based on a lack of verified stressor for PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish service connection for squamous cell carcinoma.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.