PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The veteran's PTSD produces no more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, effective from November 7, 1996. The VA has determined that the disability meets the criteria for a higher rating based on its impact on social and industrial adaptability.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability evaluation. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD remains before the Board.

The veteran's dysthymia with bruxism and PTSD features have been manifested throughout the appeal period, meeting the criteria for a 100 percent schedular evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with dysthymia. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a July 1994 circumcision at the VA Medical Center in Reno is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted a 100% evaluation for PTSD, effective from September 29, 1998. The claim of an earlier effective date is denied. Service connection for a personality disorder is denied as it does not constitute a disease for VA disability compensation purposes.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's prostate cancer rating from 100% to 40% was proper. The PTSD claim is granted, with a 50% disability rating assigned.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and changes in the law, requiring additional development of the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence, including statements from private physicians indicating treatment of PTSD. The veteran's death is also being considered as the cause of his death.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, that is related to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations of his tinea versicolor and malaria disabilities, as well as service connection for PTSD. The appeal is pending further development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's bilateral shoulder impingement claim was denied. His PTSD was granted an increased evaluation to 70 percent, and his TDIU claim was denied.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher 70 percent rating is warranted based on his symptoms and impairment.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent disabling, effective November 30, 1995. His left ear hearing loss remains noncompensably disabling.

The Board finds that the veteran incurred tinnitus during his military service and grants service connection for this condition. The other claims are pending, including an increased rating for hearing loss, reopening of a claim for eye injuries, PTSD, and hepatitis C.

The Board has determined that further development is required before the completion of appellate action, including obtaining service medical records and VA treatment records, scheduling examinations for the left heel condition and PTSD, and re-evaluating the veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent, and his tinnitus does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board has granted a higher disability rating of 50 percent for PTSD and denied any increase in the disability rating for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating, but the veteran is seeking an increased rating.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his PTSD, finding that his symptoms have remained mild and do not warrant a higher rating.