PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, which he claims developed due to combat exposure during World War II. The case requires further development including obtaining treatment records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran has PTSD as a result of his Vietnam experiences, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that December 15, 1997 is the correct effective date as it is the date of receipt of the reopened claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, concluding that there was no verified stressor event to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of no more than a definite degree of social and industrial impairment or occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board granted a total rating based on individual unemployability for the purpose of accrued benefits due to significant and severe limitation of motion of the back and functional loss due to back pain as well as serious symptoms from PTSD impairing occupational functioning. The veteran was not found to be in need of regular aid and attendance or bedridden.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 30, 1998 for a 30 percent evaluation for PTSD is denied.

The veteran's VA hospitalization from March 20 to May 19, 1997 was for treatment of PTSD. The temporary total disability rating based on the hospitalization is granted.

The veteran's PTSD renders him unable to obtain or retain employment, which supports a 100 percent schedular rating under the old criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, with all reasonable doubt resolved in his favor.

The veteran's PTSD is granted as a result of service stressors, and the Board finds that his testimony about the incident in service is sufficient to establish the occurrence of the claimed stressor.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's stressors are related to combat in Vietnam and resolving doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected based on direct evidence, without requiring any presumption or reopening of a previously denied claim.

The veteran's PTSD was previously granted a 30 percent evaluation, and the RO has now granted a 100 percent evaluation effective from November 20, 1992. The veteran is requesting that this grant of a 100 percent evaluation be made effective from May 29, 1992.

The Board found that the veteran does not suffer from PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability level based on his symptoms and functioning.

The Board found no credible evidence of a current PTSD diagnosis and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected PTSD, finding that the evidence does not support such an increase.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected based on credible evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for lumbar strain with DDD and residuals of right mid-tibia fracture with right ankle sprain, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.