PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board has granted an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD from 10% to 30%, effective October 1997. Additional evidence was considered, including a VA examination in April 1999.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that it is related to his in-service combat experience.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for PTSD and stomach ulcer with intestinal swelling are not well grounded, and remanded to obtain additional information from the veteran regarding his in-service stressors and treatment records. The RO is also instructed to consider the claim for an increased rating for hearing loss of the right ear concurrently.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at a 50 percent disability level, which reflects moderate impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information about stressors and a need for further medical examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for dysthymic disorder with post-traumatic stress features, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent effective October 29, 1996. The rating for the right elbow gunshot wound residuals remains at 30 percent.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent from May 26, 1998 to July 12, 1999 and raised to 70 percent effective July 13, 1999.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for DIC and accrued benefits, finding that the veteran did not meet the statutory duration requirements for a total disability rating due to PTSD or any other service-connected condition.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and an examination.

The veteran is seeking an increased disability evaluation for his service-connected PTSD. The RO has granted service connection and assigned a 30 percent disability evaluation, but the veteran believes he should receive a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 10 percent, as his symptoms do not warrant such an increase.

The veteran's PTSD produces total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 5, 1993 for a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD due to lack of factual ascertainability.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of considerable impairment in social and industrial capacities, with a depressed mood and panic attacks. The Board has determined that the criteria for no more than a 50 percent rating have been met.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder was initially granted service connection effective September 1, 1970. A 30 percent rating has been assigned from July 26, 1994 (one year prior to the receipt of his claim for an increased evaluation) through January 17, 1995.

The Board granted a 30% rating for PTSD from July 26, 1994, through January 17, 1995. The veteran's claim was based on new evidence and the effective date is set at January 18, 1995.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding a PTSD diagnosis and the need for additional medical records.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and PTSD, as well as his claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability. The appeals were not about service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD, finding that a 50 percent rating adequately compensates his disability.