PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder. The decision is based on direct evidence of a link between his military service and these conditions.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD effective March 27, 1997. The veteran's appeal is about the appropriate effective date for this award.

The Board has granted a 100% rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that it results in total occupational and social impairment.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability during the period from June 15, 1989 through December 28, 1993 due to the disability rating of PTSD not meeting the schedular requirements.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to provide for his own daily self-care or protect himself from the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD was granted, with the current effective date being from the original grant of service connection.

Your claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing. You do not need to take any further action unless otherwise informed.

The Board has determined that the veteran meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD, as his claimed stressors are supported by credible evidence and he currently suffers from this condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, allowing the issue to be considered on its merits.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and insufficient medical evidence establishing a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability evaluation.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction and denied service connection for PTSD. The veteran was not diagnosed with PTSD, and his Vietnam experiences did not affect him 'much at all.'

The veteran's notice of disagreement was timely filed, and the appeal is granted to this extent. The case is remanded for a statement of the case on the issue of entitlement to an increased evaluation for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there were no credible in-service stressful experiences and that the diagnoses of PTSD are based on unsubstantiated military history.

The Board has determined that the veteran's undifferentiated type schizophrenia with PTSD is currently manifested by aural hallucinations, flashbacks, anger outbursts, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression, and a blunted affect. The veteran was denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected undifferentiated type schizophrenia with PTSD prior to March 14, 1995.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and a disability manifested by syncope and memory deficit, finding that the veteran's claims were not well-grounded due to lack of objective medical evidence supporting her contentions. The Board also found no aggravation of her service-connected left knee disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, defective hearing, hypertension, and PTSD have been denied. Service connection has been established for diabetes mellitus (Type II).

The veteran does not currently experience PTSD and the Board finds that service connection for PTSD is denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for a hearing before a Member of the Board at the RO.