PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, and skin disability are service-connected due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Bilateral hearing loss is not addressed as it will be remanded.

The VA has granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD effective from April 14, 2000. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent disability rating, but the veteran is seeking an evaluation in excess of this.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder was manifested by mild social and industrial impairment prior to November 6, 1996. The Board found that the symptoms did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and an increased rating for residuals of burns of the ears, neck, and right hand are pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is service-connected, but PTSD was not found. The decision grants service connection for bipolar disorder and dismisses the claim for PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has decided that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, psychosis, anxiety disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The veteran's PTSD has caused significant impairment in his ability to establish or maintain effective relationships with people and has resulted in considerable industrial impairment. The VA Board found that a 50 percent rating is warranted for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has been found unemployable due to his service-connected disability.

The veteran is entitled to a 100% evaluation for PTSD as of April 25, 1991 due to his inability to obtain or retain employment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was incurred during his active duty.

Service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was granted in a February 2001 rating decision.

The RO granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 10 percent rating, but the case was remanded due to incomplete development. The veteran is seeking an increased evaluation.

The VA has granted a 50 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD with depression, effective from August 31, 2001.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and increased the disability evaluation for the left ankle disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The RO is instructed to obtain additional medical records and lay statements from the veteran and her roommates in service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and social and industrial survey to assess the severity of his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its impact on his ability to work.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability was also addressed but not decided.

The veteran's secondary service connection claims for left foot, ankle, knee, hip, lumbosacral spine, and lower pelvic region conditions were denied as they are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right leg disabilities.