PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The Board found no verified stressor related to service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed because of his death. The widow wishes to pursue the claim, but no evidence of the veteran's death was provided.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The RO found that the veteran's service-connected conditions did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and thus not meeting one of the criteria required to establish service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is found to be incurred in active service, with the stressors related to his combat experience in Vietnam.

Your claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as your request for a higher rating from December 1, 1996 to November 3, 1993 is moot.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that he experienced combat-related stressors during his military service.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is rated at 50 percent, and his claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability is granted.

The veteran's PTSD produces severe industrial and social impairment, but not total occupational and social impairment. The current rating of 70 percent is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected depressive neurosis with post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded to allow for additional development of the medical evidence.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, effective from March 1, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and a right ankle disorder. The appeals were also denied regarding headaches, neurological symptoms, skin rashes, and chest pain due to an undiagnosed illness. Service connection was not granted for treatment purposes of an active psychosis.

The veteran's 100% disability evaluation for PTSD was reduced to 70%, effective May 1, 1998. The Board restored the 100% evaluation as of that date.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations. The issues are about service connection for PTSD and disagreement with the initial rating assigned for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD effective May 12, 1998. The veteran's appeal of the initial rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 12, 1997 for the award of service connection for PTSD was granted. The RO also assigned compensable initial disability evaluations for jungle rot of the feet and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to PTSD was not timely appealed, and thus lacked appellate jurisdiction. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent.

The veteran's claim for TDIU was granted with an effective date of March 23, 1995 as his entitlement to this benefit arose prior to the receipt of his claim on April 17, 1995.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to February 12, 1996, for service connection of PTSD. The RO determined that the earliest effective date was February 12, 1996.