PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new evidence did not establish a current disability and that there was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current condition to his military service.

The veteran's claims for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred between April and June 1996 were denied, while his claim for May 14, 1996 treatment was granted.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and determining whether 'staged ratings' are applicable based on the time period in question.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected gunshot wound with fracture of the humerus was denied. The RO also denied service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or symptomatology consistent with PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of disablement compatible with occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to his military service and denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent disabling effective December 1, 1993. Prior to this date, his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, but denied the claim on the merits due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that a claimed stressor occurred during active service.

The veteran's son was removed from his father's disability compensation award due to the receipt of Chapter 35 educational assistance. The decision is denied.

The Board found the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD plausible and capable of substantiation, granted the claim, and ordered further development to verify stressors.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The claim is now considered well-grounded, and the veteran can proceed with his appeal.

The VA granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent evaluation, effective May 15, 1997. The veteran's claim for an increased rating to 70 percent was granted, but the issue of entitlement to TDIU due to PTSD is pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disability, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of considerable social and industrial impairment, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressful experiences and to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder, presumed to be PTSD, is service-connected.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD is being remanded due to changes in regulations and the need for further medical examination.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to insufficient evidence of a verified in-service stressor and the absence of medical evidence linking PTSD to service.

The VA has confirmed and continued the current 30 percent evaluation for PTSD, but did not grant an increased rating.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is of a severity that makes him unable to obtain or retain employment, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.

The Board found that the veteran's fee-basis outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapy medical care was properly discontinued due to available services at the VA Santa Rosa Outpatient Clinic, which were not considered geographically inaccessible or unavailable.