PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was granted, and a noncompensable evaluation was assigned. The issue of compensable evaluations for bilateral defective hearing remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD due to a service stressor and therefore, her claim for service connection is denied.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant's representative withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claim is now considered on its merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a schedular evaluation in excess of 70 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor and the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Anti-social Personality Disorder, Hepatitis C, and the residuals of a left leg injury, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder contributed to his death due to urosepsis, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's PTSD was previously rated at 70 percent effective July 10, 1998. The RO determined that the correct effective date should have been April 3, 2000, and increased his rating to 100 percent effective from that date.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of the claimed condition.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and thus could not establish a stressor related to his service. The evidence provided by the veteran was insufficient to verify any claimed stressors, leading to denial of the claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD results from sexual trauma during service and grants her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, which was previously denied in an unappealed rating decision of January 1995. The statement from J.T., a fellow soldier who served with the veteran during his active duty, corroborates stressors supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, with symptoms including gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, and grossly inappropriate behavior. The VA assigned a 100 percent rating for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability, PTSD, and a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with arthritis. The decision also noted that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for an annual clothing allowance as his outergarments are not irreparably damaged by medication or a prosthetic/orthopedic appliance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD symptoms do not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, as they are reflective of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder was incurred in service and is entitled to service connection.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 100% evaluation of PTSD was dismissed due to his death.

The VA has granted a 50% evaluation for PTSD effective November 17, 2000. The veteran's condition was found to meet the criteria for this rating based on his symptoms and functional impairment.