PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since May 11, 1993. The issue of a higher rating is pending.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent, and his residuals of prostate cancer surgery did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is being considered. The current rating has been increased to 50 percent, effective the date of service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest possible evaluation of 100 percent, based on severe impairment in his ability to establish and maintain effective or favorable relationships with people.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50 percent, the highest rating under the old criteria. The Board found that his symptoms are consistent with considerable impairment in social and industrial adaptability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, which was previously denied in February 1994. The reopened claim will now be evaluated based on all available evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and service connection for PTSD. The decision found that there was no competent medical evidence linking PTSD to a specific incident of service, making the claim not well grounded.

The Board denied both the increased rating and restoration of a 50 percent disability evaluation for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and post-traumatic stress disorder. The claim for hearing loss was previously denied in December 1980, and the denial was continued multiple times thereafter. For PTSD, the evidence did not meet the criteria to establish a diagnosis based on verified stressors.

The Board found that the veteran has provided competent medical evidence demonstrating a diagnosis of PTSD related to events during active service, and thus granted his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to new evidence, but has denied the claim as the veteran does not currently suffer from PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a well-grounded claim of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be totally disabling as of May 7, 1995, and an effective date of that day is granted for a 100% evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that this evaluation adequately reflects his current symptomatology.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is not sufficient to meet his claim for an increased rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is linked to incidents of service, raising a reasonable possibility that it is related to an incident of service.

The veteran's appeal is about the rating of his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The RO has granted service connection and a 10 percent rating for PTSD, but the veteran continues to appeal for a higher rating. The Board previously denied this claim in June 1999. The case was remanded due to concerns over the adequacy of reasons and bases in the last decision.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent for PTSD and a 10 percent evaluation for the residuals of brain trauma with headaches, effective from when the claim was filed.