PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has ordered the RO to obtain additional evidence and conduct further development, including verifying stressors with USASCRUR and obtaining VA examinations. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from colon and prostate cancer. The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied as there was no evidence of a service-connected disability rated as totally disabling for at least ten years immediately preceding death.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD based on new evidence submitted since the last denial in April 1992.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA psychiatric evaluations.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and review of the veteran's service records.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD prior to May 7, 2001 resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as memory impairment, anxiety, isolation, irritability, rapid speech, disturbances of mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling examinations and obtaining treatment records.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to failure to report for a VA examination and the need to comply with VCAA requirements.

The veteran's appeal of the initial 30 percent evaluation for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is remanded due to the need to consider additional evidence and conduct a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and need for further development, including verification of stressors and obtaining additional medical records.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, dysthymic disorder and an effective date earlier than July 26, 1995.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to apply provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for PTSD and a cervical spine disorder. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for Schamberg's disease is REMANDED to the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD, finding that his disability was manifested by mild social and industrial impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD, and found no clear and unmistakable error in previous rating determinations regarding personality disorder, PTSD, or a temporary total disability evaluation.

The veteran's service connection claim for a disorder manifested by chronic fatigue, tension headaches, and multiple joints and muscle aching due to an undiagnosed illness is granted. The claim was based on the presumption of service connection for an undiagnosed illness related to service in Southwest Asia.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including medical examinations and consideration of new evidence. The issues include service connection for residuals of a fracture of the left jaw and an effective date for PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) found that the veteran's PTSD warranted a disability rating of 50 percent, which is in excess of the initial 30 percent assigned by the RO. The decision was based on the severity of the veteran's symptoms and their impact on his occupational and social functioning.