PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. The veteran will now have an opportunity to provide additional evidence supporting his claim.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected PTSD was withdrawn before the Board could make a decision.

The veteran's PTSD produces significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a higher initial rating of 70 percent.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 30 percent evaluation, effective from December 1999.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was incurred during active military service and granted his claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors and no competent medical evidence relating a current psychiatric disorder to service.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal due to his death during the pendency of the case.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the veteran, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, with reasonable doubt resolved in his favor.

The VA denied an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's condition warranted a 50 percent evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent from February 10, 1997 to August 6, 1998. He is granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective August 6, 1998.

The Board found no credible evidence to support the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, and thus denied his claim for service connection of PTSD.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1999 decision that denied an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection, as the claims were considered to be for increased ratings of a previously service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified in-service stressor and thus no basis to establish a diagnosis of PTSD based on service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there was no credible evidence of an in-service stressor and concluding that his diagnosis did not meet the criteria for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by symptoms equivalent to no more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The veteran's PTSD was granted an effective date of June 24, 2018 for a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that no evidence existed prior to July 17, 1998.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.