PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from June 4, 1996. The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD based on total occupational and social impairment.

The Board found that the appellant does not have PTSD related to service.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 17, 1992 for a 100 percent schedular disability rating for PTSD.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the November 16, 1989 decision that restored a 50 percent rating for PTSD. However, it determined there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 20, 1992 decision denying an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the August 1994 rating decision for service connection for PTSD. The issue of service connection for PTSD based on the August 1997 rating decision is pending, and a disability rating greater than 10 percent for MAA remains under consideration.

The VA determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder resulted in reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating. The claim for an increased rating was denied.

The VA has granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD effective from June 1, 1998.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to deficiencies in the VA examination and for consideration of staged ratings, extra-schedular evaluation, and secondary service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD, while causing considerable social and industrial impairment, did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board granted the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than December 9, 1992 for a 50% rating for service-connected anxiety reaction with major depression and PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus are well grounded. The evidence supports a finding of current disabilities and links these conditions to the period of active military service.

The veteran's PTSD and left hearing loss are not rated higher than the current evaluations.

The VA determined that the appellant's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, effective July 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder and pilonidal cyst. The initial rating for PTSD was denied, while a compensable rating for the pilonidal cyst during a specific period of time was also denied.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the veteran's PTSD, and the case is remanded to consider additional evidence and determine if secondary service connection for substance abuse should be granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, dysthymia, and a personality disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including a new rating decision and compliance with the Court's decision. The claims will be adjudicated on their merits.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and found that new evidence supports a diagnosis linking his condition to military service. However, the Board determined that there is no credible supporting evidence to corroborate the veteran's reported in-service stressors, leading to denial of service connection.

The veteran's appeal regarding PTSD was denied. The timeliness of filing a notice of disagreement concerning the May 1995 RO rating decision determining that there was no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for a somatization disorder is also denied.

The Board granted a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD effective June 11, 1992. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was denied.