PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The veteran requested an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for service-connected PTSD, but the Board found that no such effective date could be assigned prior to July 3, 1995.

The veteran's PTSD was not productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas from April 29, 1999 through January 10, 2001. Since January 11, 2001, the disability has been productive of such impairments.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The appeal is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed stressor of jumping out of a burning truck during service did not occur, and thus provided credible supporting evidence. As such, the claim for PTSD was denied as there is no medical link between his in-service stressor and his current diagnosis.

The Board has granted a 100% original rating for the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder, effective as of the date service connection was established.

The veteran's PTSD and right inguinal hernia have been granted increased evaluations, with the PTSD rated at 30 percent and the hernia at 10 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent since May 16, 1996. The evaluation meets the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosed condition and no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which was previously denied in July 1994. The issue will now be decided on its merits.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, which was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 10 percent from September 29, 1997, to February 1, 1999, and at 70 percent from April 1, 1999.

The veteran is found to have PTSD due to events experienced while in Vietnam, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, due to insufficient evidence of an in-service stressor and because the veteran did not engage in combat.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 30, 1990, for the granting of service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The decision was based on the fact that no informal claim for PTSD had been submitted before July 30, 1990, and that the veteran's application was received more than one year after his last period of active duty.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD, effective prior to November 7, 1996, due to the veteran's inability to retain employment and his severe social and industrial impairment.

The Board has granted a 100% disability rating for PTSD, effective from June 20, 1997. The issue of whether the July 1969 denial of service connection for a back disability remains open is moot as the claim for an increased rating for PTSD was granted.

The Board denied a higher evaluation for the veteran's PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 70% rating but were more consistent with a 50% rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified inservice stressor and that her diagnosed recurrent major depression is not related to active service.

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

The VA determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was denied due to a lack of new and material evidence, despite previous attempts. The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD.