PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there is no medical evidence of a current disability related to service, and thus the claim is not well grounded.

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD evaluation, service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus were denied. The RO found no credible evidence linking the current disabilities to his periods of service.

The Board has found that the appellant's claim of service connection for PTSD is well-grounded. The appellant has provided evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors, leading to a finding that his symptoms are linked to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral shoulder disability originated in service and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of a rating in excess of 30 percent for major depression with post-traumatic stress disorder is also addressed, but no specific decision was made.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his PTSD, including obtaining VA and non-VA treatment records and a comprehensive VA psychiatric examination to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tinea pedis, and frostbite of the feet. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his cysts and psychiatric disorders to military service, and failed to establish a well-grounded claim for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors, and since he did not engage in combat, his assertions were insufficient to establish that they occurred.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified stressor and insufficient evidence linking PTSD to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, fungal infection of the skin, gastrointestinal disability, and psychiatric disability (PTSD), as well as memory loss disorder. The veteran's claims were found to be not well-grounded.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms have resulted in considerable industrial impairment. The claim for service connection for schizophrenia is moot due to the grant of an increased rating for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was granted, and he is now rated at 30 percent. The temporary total rating based upon a period of hospitalization from November 8, 1994 to December 13, 1994 was also granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The veteran's accounts of stressful events in the combat zone are credible, and objective evidence corroborates several of his claimed stressors. As a result, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has found the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD well grounded and granted it. The issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches is also considered, but no rating or effective date was assigned.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 10 percent, and his skin disorder has been found to be related to service. The residuals of the shell fragment wound of the left index finger are also rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1922 was denied because he did not file his application within the required one-year period following the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a low back disability, as well as his attempts to reopen claims for otitis externa, hepatitis, and bilateral pes planus. The evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for establishing service connection.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a more current VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD as the evidence does not support a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA outpatient treatment records. A VA psychiatric examination will also be conducted.