PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The Board found no competent medical evidence of PTSD and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is well-grounded and has remanded the case to obtain additional records.

The veteran's claims for PTSD and undiagnosed illness-related conditions were denied. The veteran was not granted a higher rating for his PTSD, and service connection was not established for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence supports reopening his previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for PTSD is not well grounded, as there is no clinical diagnosis of PTSD in the record.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his death from esophageal cancer, and grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current PTSD is incurred in active wartime service and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board found that the appellant does not meet the criteria for reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code due to his serious employment handicap and other factors.

The Board has vacated and remanded the case due to missing VA treatment records, and requested additional development including verification of stressors for PTSD.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for more severe disability ratings.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury has been reopened. The rating for PTSD from July 27, 1995 to February 21, 1998 was increased to 70%.

The VA has granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD since February 26, 1993.

The Board has determined that the original grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was erroneous due to a lack of verified stressors, and therefore severed the veteran's service connection.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 30 percent since the initial grant of service connection, reflecting definite impairment in social functioning.

The Board has determined that an effective date of July 10, 1985 for the assignment of a 100% disability evaluation for PTSD is warranted.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest schedular evaluation, and he is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities. However, his shell fragment wound scars are not rated higher than their current levels.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a back disorder, as well as his increased evaluations for schistosomiasis and gunshot wound of the right ankle. The Board found that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting cervical spine disorder did not increase in severity during his active service. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a neck disorder is well grounded.

The veteran's PTSD has rendered him unable to obtain or retain employment, and the Board has granted a 100 percent rating effective April 29, 2000.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for left wrist disability, asthma, and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, it found that these claims are not well-grounded.