PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder as there was no credible evidence of a verified inservice stressor.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his PTSD, finding that he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was denied as his disabilities do not meet the criteria set forth in VA regulations.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of his July 1991 service connection determination. The claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is dismissed as moot.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the July 1990 RO decision is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified stressors and medical evidence linking current symptoms to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded, and thus denied. The appeals were based on various conditions including right shoulder disorder, ear infections (manifested), tinnitus, right hip disorder, PTSD, left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, and gout.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling, and the Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, hypertension, bilateral knee disabilities, and sinusitis. The right wrist disability claim was not well-grounded. Service connection could not be established due to lack of a current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent from August 20, 1996 to May 12, 1998 and at 30 percent thereafter. The appeal is denied as the criteria for a higher rating are not met.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD, which is service-connected and not related to any presumption or secondary condition, results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The current evaluation of 30 percent is maintained.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and post-traumatic stress disorder, result in a combined rating of 60 percent. The Board has determined that the veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

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

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is well grounded and the case is granted.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depression, PTSD, and generalized anxiety with phobia, have rendered him unemployable. The Board finds that the combined rating of 70% for these conditions is sufficient to meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD was granted, with a 70 percent evaluation assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence for asthma, denial of a fractured right jaw claim as not well-grounded, and denial of PTSD as not incurred during military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a left leg condition, heart disease secondary to PTSD, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities have been denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no credible corroborating evidence to support the claimed in-service stressors, and his testimony alone cannot establish the occurrence of the alleged stressor.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as his period of service from March 1948 to December 1948 is not considered due to an undesirable discharge, and there are no stressors related to this period. The appeal based on his combat service in Korea during the Korean War is also denied.