PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, as it was incurred during his active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded, and thus denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and insufficient credible supporting evidence.

The veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation. The Board also found that he did not meet the criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and found it well-grounded. The evidence submitted by the veteran, including a diagnosis of PTSD, credible stressor reports, and medical evidence linking current symptoms to service, is sufficient to establish a plausible claim. However, the preponderance of the evidence remains against the claim as there is no clear diagnosis of PTSD in the service records.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is well-grounded and the appeal is granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted. The claim to reopen his low back disorder was also granted, but the new evidence did not fully satisfy the criteria for reopening as it pertained to a different issue.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is service-connected, and his wounds of the arms, legs, and back are also service-connected.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of a December 1997 VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with dysthymia as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The effective date of the award was not addressed in this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is well-grounded and has been granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for dry mouth syndrome secondary to PTSD medications is well-grounded, and he is entitled to a compensable rating for his healed carpal navicular fracture of the right wrist.

The Board found the veteran's PTSD claim well-grounded and granted service connection. For Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, the Board determined that it was related to exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that an in-service stressor occurred, and thus concluded that service connection was not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection and restoration of a 100 percent disability evaluation, finding that there was no evidence to support such determinations.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by depression, nightmares, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, and occasional psychotic symptoms. The VA has determined that the veteran is unable to obtain or retain employment due to his PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not result in more than occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms, warranting a 10 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD rendered him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment as of July 12, 1992. Therefore, an effective date of July 12, 1992 is assigned for a 100% rating for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal of the April 1998 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD, finding that a timely substantive appeal was not filed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and alcohol dependence as secondary to PTSD is denied due to a lack of medical evidence supporting these claims.