PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the veteran's arrest and imprisonment in 1970 during service was a stressful event leading to his current diagnosis of PTSD.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or any verified stressor event in service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a satisfactory diagnosis of PTSD related to military service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, low back disorder, and head injury with headaches have been denied due to lack of verifiable in-service stressors and failure to respond to requests for additional information.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for colon cancer as a result of exposure to herbicides. The veteran's PTSD is found to be incurred in service, while his claim for colon cancer is not supported by the evidence.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is directly related to his service in Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 13, 1996 for a 100% schedular rating for PTSD was denied as the maximum benefit available for that disability under the criteria in effect both before and after November 7, 1996 has already been granted.

The Board found that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was not manifested during his period of honorable military service and is not otherwise related to his honorable military service.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 28, 1999 for the award of service connection for PTSD was granted. The effective date is set at November 19, 1991, which is when the original claim was filed.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there is no credible supporting evidence of his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD based on new and material evidence, but finds that the veteran does not have PTSD caused by any event during his military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is related to his service in Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, stating that VA did not commit grave procedural error in denying his initial claim in 1987.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for effective dates prior to April 11, 1990 for a 100% evaluation for PTSD with alcohol abuse and personality disorder, as well as service connection of alcohol abuse secondary to PTSD. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability prior to April 11, 1990.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD warranted a 50 percent rating, which was already granted in March 2001. The appeal for an increased rating to over 50 percent is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for an increase in his rating for hemorrhoids. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, finding that it results in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board found no credible evidence of an in-service stressor and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD.