PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board has determined that the veteran's service in Vietnam, including specific stressors such as witnessing deaths and participating in firefights, supports a finding of PTSD. The claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA cardiologist's opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's service-connected PTSD and his death.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 12, 1991, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied. The earliest date as of which it was factually ascertainable that entitlement to this benefit had occurred is January 12, 1991.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no confirmed diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence is inadequate to establish that a stressful experience occurred without a combat service decoration.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is not manifested by more than occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The VA Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling. The BVA found that the disability picture more nearly approximates the current evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to changes in the law and incomplete information.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD effective from November 26, 1991. However, the claim to reopen a previous denial of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD remains denied.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his shell fragment wounds and fracture were granted, with a 10 percent rating assigned for each condition. The claim for PTSD was not addressed as it pertained to a different issue.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD cannot be granted based on the evidence provided, as it does not meet the criteria for direct service connection due to lack of verified stressors.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and provided insufficient evidence to verify his claimed stressors. As a result, service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder cannot be granted.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, also claimed as PTSD, due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service due to lack of corroborating evidence for his claimed stressors.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, concluding that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD and that the veteran's symptoms were better explained by other diagnoses.

The veteran's appeal is denied for the issues related to PTSD, tinnitus aurium (right ear), residuals of fracture (left mandible), burn scar (left thigh), laceration scar (right thigh), postoperative residuals (left ulna fracture with ulnar nerve transposition), and burn scars (tender, right and left forearm/hand).

The veteran's request for a program of education was denied as the RO determined that employment assistance services, with 'incidental' training, were sufficient to enable him to obtain suitable employment.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher initial evaluation beyond the current 50 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no medical evidence of current disability.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Features, finding no evidence of a current disability related to military service.