PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to the lack of a verified inservice stressor and insufficient medical evidence supporting the diagnosis.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and remanded it to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was denied as there is no evidence that the current psychiatric disorder can be attributed to his military service or any verified incident in service.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 12, 1983 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claim was not received within one year from his separation and thus the effective date is based on when entitlement arose, which was August 12, 1983.

The Board has determined that service connection for PTSD cannot be granted as the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no verified stressor. The claims of residuals of a head injury and perforation of the left tympanic membrane are remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder did not warrant a rating in excess of 50% prior to May 23, 1990.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% evaluation.

The VA has determined that the appellant's PTSD does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition. The appeal has been continued as the RO did not consider a higher evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective February 9, 2000.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a right wrist scar was reopened, and he is now entitled to a 30 percent evaluation for his PTSD. The claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, bilateral ankle disability, skin rash, and prostate disability were denied.

The VA granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD effective from September 15, 1997. The veteran continues to appeal for higher ratings.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest schedular rating available, and his claim for hepatitis C with pancreatitis was denied due to lack of timely appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and cervical spine disorder, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the latter claim.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was granted, and he is now rated at 100 percent. The temporary total ratings claims are held in abeyance pending the resolution of the earlier effective date issue.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a mixed personality disorder and a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, finding no competent medical evidence of these conditions during or subsequent to his military service.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder was found to warrant a 100% evaluation as of April 4, 2001.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the May 1995 rating decision. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.