PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The Board has found that a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was submitted with regard to the January 1998 decision denying service connection for PTSD. The claim remains open and further development is required.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for alcoholism, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by, his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of total social and industrial impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected PTSD from May 28, 1991, to May 16, 2000, and a higher disability rating. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence provided at a June 1996 personal hearing. The RO will now attempt to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and determine if they are supported by credible supporting evidence.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD related to his period of active service and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board found that the appellant did not engage in combat with the enemy and thus could not establish service connection for PTSD based on a verified stressor. The skin disorder of the feet claim was denied as there is no evidence to support its secondary relationship to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressors occurred during his military service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher 100 percent rating is warranted based on his severe symptoms and occupational impairment.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD and denied the request for an effective date prior to November 27, 1998.

The Board granted a 100% evaluation for PTSD effective from March 24, 1994, based on the veteran's inability to retain employment due to his PTSD.

The RO denied increased rating for PTSD and TDIU. Additional development is needed, including obtaining treatment records and a medical opinion on the veteran's employability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the medical evidence does not support a link between his in-service stressor and his current symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder requires further development, including verification of his claimed stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he meets the criteria for this condition.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 17, 1997 for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted. The effective date is set at June 27, 1996.

The Board has granted a permanent, as well as a total, rating for PTSD and has assigned an effective date of November 17, 1995. The veteran's PTSD is considered static and unlikely to improve.

The veteran is appealing the initial rating assigned for his service-connected PTSD. The RO needs to obtain all pertinent treatment records and schedule a VA psychiatric examination to determine the current severity of the condition.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychosis and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to lack of new and material evidence.