PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The VA Regional Office denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and found it well-grounded. The RO must now readjudicate the case with consideration of the amended version of 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f) and provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder does not warrant an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent.

The veteran's PTSD resulted in a 100 percent schedular rating effective September 28, 1998.

The Board has determined that the prior grant of service connection for PTSD was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus severed service connection. The veteran does not have a valid claim as his claimed stressors cannot be verified.

The veteran's PTSD was found to warrant a 70 percent evaluation, effective from the date of service connection.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for missing medical records and a new VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's migraine headaches are not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected PTSD. The criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for her PTSD have also not been met.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was well grounded due to her current diagnosis, credible stressor report, and medical evidence linking the disability to service. The appeal was granted as new and material evidence supported reopening of the claim.

The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his current PTSD disability is related to his in-service combat experiences.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD related to service or any verified event, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible evidence of combat involvement and therefore, no inservice stressor could be corroborated. The veteran served in Vietnam but his service records did not indicate any combat status or specific stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder results in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating effective August 8, 1996. The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date.

The veteran's PTSD prior to December 19, 1997 is rated at 50 percent disabling.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because the claimed stressors were not verified and there is no evidence of combat participation. The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during his service.

The Board found that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder did not cause or contribute to his death in an automobile accident. The service-connected condition had not been continuously rated as totally disabling for a period of at least ten years immediately preceding his death, and there was no evidence of error in prior ratings.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder causally related to service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent evaluation effective from November 10, 1997. The March 1991 decision denying service connection for PTSD is not considered clear and unmistakable error. An earlier effective date of November 10, 1998, was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is well grounded and granted.