PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a well-grounded claim.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no clear or substantiated diagnosis of PTSD and that the in-service stressors were not supported by corroborating evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. However, there is no evidence of verified stressors supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is not service-connected, as there was no evidence linking her current symptoms to an in-service stressor.

The veteran's dysthymia with PTSD was rated at 10 percent from August 20, 1992 to January 8, 1997.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and his right leg fragment wound with peroneal nerve injury and left leg fragment wound are both rated at 30 percent. The veteran's right hydrocele has been assigned a non-compensable rating.

The veteran's service connection claim for post-traumatic stress disorder was granted, as the evidence supported a diagnosis of PTSD and the in-service stressor was established.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100 percent evaluation, effective from November 15, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for post-traumatic stress disorder should be remanded to allow for additional development of his claims file, including verification of specific inservice stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, characterized as depressive neurosis, did not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent for the period from October 4, 1972 to June 9, 1977.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal regarding his claim for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU, finding that a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not filed with respect to the March 1998 decision granting service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a skin disorder, finding that the veteran did not have an acceptable medical diagnosis of PTSD and his skin disorder was not caused by any incident of service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied service connection for PTSD.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating prior to August 11, 2000.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD is supported by evidence linking his in-service experiences to current symptoms, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and accrued benefits based on an earlier effective date for a PTSD disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dysthymic disorder (depression) is service-connected, and PTSD was not established. The decision grants service connection for dysthymic disorder based on direct evidence of a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD, and the veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is supported by credible evidence of a nexus to active wartime service. As such, the claim is granted.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the VA has determined that he is demonstrably unable to obtain or retain employment secondary to his PTSD. The VA has granted an increased rating for PTSD.