PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was incurred in active military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher 30 percent rating is warranted based on current clinical findings.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to independently perform daily functions of self-care or to protect himself from the hazards and dangers incident to his daily environment, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on a need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no current diagnosis of the disorder and concluding that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a rating of 100 percent effective November 7, 1996. His cervical myelopathy with right-sided weakness remains at a 40 percent rating.

The Board finds that the appellant meets the criteria for an award of DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and therefore grants DIC benefits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his PTSD, finding that the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran seeks service connection for PTSD, which he claims is related to his service in Vietnam. The Board has requested additional information and a VA examination to determine the validity of this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a separate compensable disability rating of 10% for left knee arthritis. The veteran's post-operative residuals of a left medial meniscus tear are rated as 10%.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations prior to March 23, 1998 and from March 23, 1998.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of January 19, 1996 for a 100% evaluation for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD was granted, with an effective date of December 23, 1996. However, the Board found that the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation were met as of February 5, 1998, and denied the earlier effective date request.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of new and material evidence, with the exception of his claim for PTSD which was granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, effective from January 11, 1996.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability other than PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is neither proximately due to nor the result of his service-connected PTSD. The Board also determined that a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is not warranted.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, malaria has no compensable evaluation due to asymptomatic status, and the defect of the skull warrants a 10 percent rating. The TDIU issue remains pending.

The veteran has a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, variously diagnosed, which was incurred during her active service and is granted service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of verified stressors and insufficient medical evidence linking current symptoms to service.

The Board found that there is no credible supporting evidence for the veteran's claimed stressors, and thus denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.