PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2001

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 31, 1994 for the award of service connection for PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their passing away, which means the Board no longer has jurisdiction over this case.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, and the effective date is set at July 11, 1997.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no credible supporting evidence to confirm his claimed inservice stressor, and thus the diagnosis of PTSD could not be linked to a specific in-service event.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants an increased rating to 10 percent, effective from July 1999.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's right shoulder strain, bilateral varicose veins, and calluses of the left foot. Service connection was also denied for a right hand disability and PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his service and therefore, based on this engagement, it is at least as likely as not that he incurred PTSD during active military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence submitted by the appellant. The case is now remanded for further review on the merits.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has decided that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied, as there was no clear and convincing evidence to support the occurrence of a sexual assault in service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection on all issues due to a lack of timely filed substantive appeal.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, which was previously denied in May 1988. The VA will now proceed with a full merits review of this claim.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD, which was granted on October 1, 1997. The RO has determined that the earliest date as of which it is factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred is July 27, 1994.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied because the alleged stressors were not verified and there was no medical evidence linking the condition to a confirmed in-service stressor.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% evaluation of PTSD, finding no evidence of an earlier claim or increase in disability within one year prior to September 21, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for alcohol abuse, finding that her current alcoholism is not linked to her service-connected psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability rating, effective from the date of grant of service connection (March 1998).

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, thus granting the reopening of the claim.