PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including a psychiatric examination to assess his post-traumatic stress disorder. The issues of increased disability rating and total unemployability due to service-connected disabilities are pending.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to be considered by the RO before a decision can be made on whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU).

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by social and occupational impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a current VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD and diabetes mellitus have been granted, with a 40% rating for diabetes mellitus. The issue of service connection for impotence has been withdrawn by the veteran.

The Board has granted the veteran a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD and found him unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim of service connection for Trigeminal Neuralgia is reopened, with the evidence in equipoise regarding its relationship to service.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's mood disorder, effective from October 1, 2002. The issues of PTSD and labyrinthitis were not addressed in this decision.

The veteran's VA benefits are denied for apportionment to his former spouse and minor child due to lack of financial need or other grounds, as well as the veteran's reasonable discharge of responsibility for supporting his minor child.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as a result of a personal assault in service, and all reasonable doubt has been resolved in favor of the claimant.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. Section 1151 for the residuals of meningitis, including enlargement of ventricular ventricles, memory loss and headaches. The other claims remain pending.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no diagnosis of PTSD according to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria and that the veteran did not meet the criteria for this disorder.

Your appeal is being remanded to the Regional Office for additional development and consideration of your claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred or aggravated by his military service and denied the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and increased the rating for nerve deafness of the left ear.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and PTSD, was incurred in service due to a personal assault during her military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating since November 1996, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a throat injury and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service. The claim for schizophrenia was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the left arm and PTSD were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increased rating for either condition.