PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board denied service connection for residuals of gassing, pneumonia and PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD effective from March 24, 1999. The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date.

The Board granted a 100% evaluation for PTSD effective from August 27, 2000. The effective date was determined to be the date of claim (August 27, 1996).

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent disabling. The Board has determined that the evidence supports a higher rating to 50 percent, which better reflects the severity of his symptoms.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his PTSD and right knee disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD arose out of his experiences in service and is therefore granted as a result.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The case is being remanded for additional development and review.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 22, 1997, for the grant of service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and TDIU benefits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of verified stressors and failure to consider whether any other diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has found that the attorney's fees are excessive and unreasonable due to lack of a final decision on service connection for PTSD, and thus any fee charged is per se unreasonable.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there was no credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for a psychotic disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not sustain a left knee injury in service and there is no credible evidence of PTSD stressors. Therefore, service connection for both conditions is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no verified stressor and the diagnosis of PTSD was not clinically significant.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for pension benefits and his claim for service connection for PTSD. The denial was based on insufficient evidence to verify the claimed stressors supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), currently rated at 50 percent. The RO remanded the case due to newly submitted VA psychiatric treatment summaries and other legal changes.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and residuals of injuries to each knee, finding that the evidence does not establish a valid stressor or sufficient medical evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD was granted service connection effective November 30, 1994.,From November 30, 1994 to April 26, 1995, the veteran received a 30 percent evaluation for his PTSD. From April 27, 1995 to June 30, 1996, he was granted a 70 percent evaluation.,Effective July 1, 1996, the veteran is entitled to a 100 percent evaluation for his PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested primarily by a lack of spontaneity and some depression with anxiety features. The disability picture does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The rating for arthritis of the right hip remains at 20 percent, while the seizure disorder continues to be rated at 10 percent.