PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The VA Regional Office denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), currently rated at 50 percent.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms are productive of total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for a higher disability rating for PTSD and an earlier effective date for his total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a fall at a VA facility, finding that new evidence did not warrant reopening of his claims.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case for additional development due to a change in the law brought about by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is being reviewed.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, as it only causes mild social and industrial impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence did not support a finding that the veteran had experienced an in-service stressor.

The veteran's PTSD has rendered him demonstrably unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that his disability picture more nearly approximates a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered based on additional medical records, stressor verification, and a review by a VA physician.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, but the Board finds that from March 1994 to August 9, 1994, and since November 7, 1996, it warrants a 50 percent rating under both the 'old' and 'new' criteria.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's PTSD was not found to warrant a higher initial rating during the period from December 4, 1991 to December 6, 1993. However, he is denied an increased initial rating since December 7, 1993.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD and an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for trench foot and an increased evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there was no current evidence of trench foot and that the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam and grants this claim. The other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to grant the veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection of PTSD, based on new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of combat involvement and the claimed stressors have not been verified.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on direct evidence of a link between their military service and their condition.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during service, and thus his lay testimony alone is insufficient to establish the occurrence of the claimed stressors. The service records do not corroborate or verify any specific in-service stressful events reported by the veteran. Therefore, the claims for PTSD, Depression, and Skin Condition (Boils) are denied.