PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence received after a previous SSOC was issued.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including VA examinations and consideration of the applicable rating criteria.

The veteran's PTSD with associated alcohol and drug abuse is now rated at 100% effective April 5, 2002.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is found to be incurred in service, specifically due to his exposure to traumatic events during his time in the Gulf War.

The VA denied a higher initial disability rating for PTSD, maintaining the current 50 percent rating since September 1996.

The Board found that the veteran did not have PTSD caused by any event that occurred during service and denied his claim.

The veteran's PTSD manifestations result in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating effective March 25, 1997.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has decided that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied. The appeal was not about a presumption like PACT Act, Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune exposure; nor did it involve a secondary condition or aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The veteran's hysterical neurosis with depression and PTSD is productive of social and industrial impairment that more nearly approximates total than severe, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a court ruling invalidating part of its development authority. The appellant's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was not supported by new and material evidence, resulting in a denial of his appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for PTSD, currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and requested evidence from the National Personnel Records Center. The case will be returned for additional consideration.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the appellant's claimed service connection for PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and denied the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the veteran did not meet the criteria for total disability due to service-connected disabilities rated totally disabling for at least five years prior to his death.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now returned to the RO for completion of the requested development and a determination on the claim.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for various disabilities, including PTSD, headaches, bowel problems, nerve damage to the right hand and arm, and chronic pain syndrome of the left upper extremity.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has ordered the case remanded for further development, including obtaining additional service medical records and verifying the veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 26, 1995, for the grant of entitlement to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). The preponderance of evidence did not establish that the veteran was unemployable prior to this date.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, and he is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD.