PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100 percent disabling, and as a result, there is no longer an issue of fact or law pertaining to the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The cardiovascular disease, status post myocardial infarction and CABG, and hypertension are found to be secondary to PTSD.

The veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits was denied as recovery would not be against the principles of equity and good conscience due to his own fault in failing to inform VA of his incarceration.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining verification of the veteran's claimed stressor and reviewing all evidence received since the last consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent, and his claim for TDIU is moot due to the effective date of the rating change. The schizophrenia claim has been reopened based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, and his skin disorder is not service-connected based on exposure to Agent Orange. The decision grants service connection for PTSD but denies service connection for a skin disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was not well-grounded due to lack of verified in-service stressors. The claim for schizophrenia was denied based on a final decision from August 4, 1972, which did not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied because there is no competent medical evidence linking his diagnosed PTSD to his active service from April 1961 to April 1964.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD could not be granted.

The veteran's claim for PTSD is not well-grounded, while his anxiety disorder is found to be incurred in service. The case is considered mixed due to the separate determinations.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence of the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD prior to February 4, 1999 was rated at 10 percent and granted a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and depersonalization disorder were not incurred or aggravated by active duty, as they are presumed to have existed prior to service.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of impairment no greater than moderate symptomatology that includes anxiety and depression, which does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's lung disabilities and PTSD are not service-connected due to lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral pes planus, and a duodenal ulcer. The denial of service connection is based on the absence of evidence showing that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed without prejudice.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and determined that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to his combat experiences in Vietnam. The Board found that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy, which allows for service connection based on the presumption of exposure to combat stressors.

The Board has determined that an effective date of February 27, 1990 is warranted for a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD. The veteran had not been able to obtain or retain employment due to his psychological problems, including PTSD.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) was denied because he did not file an application within the required two-year period after his service connection for PTSD was established.