PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2000

The Board determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is not well grounded due to lack of evidence linking any current condition to active service. The Board also found that there was no verified stressor supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is not well grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking any in-service stressors to current symptoms.

The case is being remanded for further examination and adjudication of the veteran's claim, including determining whether his delusional disorder is part of or separate from his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 21, 1995 for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder based on VA treatment records showing possible PTSD dating back to September 30, 1994.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is proximately due to or the result of her service-connected residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy, and thus grants service connection for PTSD secondary to this condition.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 100 percent, the highest possible rating under the old criteria for mental disorders.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is related to his military service, and granted service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by manic and depressive episodes, irritability, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, marked psychological response to stimuli reminding her of the trauma, exaggerated startle response, hypervigilance, difficulty maintaining effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors, and difficulty maintaining social and familial relationships. The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of a verified in-service stressor, and the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder makes him demonstrably unable to retain employment, and the Board finds that he is entitled to a 100 percent schedular evaluation for this condition.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating, as they do not exceed occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD and skin cancer/actinic keratoses, as well as his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The appeals were not granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a left knee disorder are not well-grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, effective from March 19, 1999. The RO found that the symptoms of PTSD have significantly worsened since the initial evaluation in December 1998.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective from April 20, 1998.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded to the regional office for scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD. The Board also found that the veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam, thus granting service connection.

The veteran's PTSD and DDD of the low back were both granted increased evaluations, but his claim for service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for PTSD is not well grounded and therefore denied.