PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and residuals of a head injury have been reopened, but denied on the merits. The decision regarding asthma is mixed - some issues were granted while others were not.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD and right thigh disability do not warrant a higher evaluation based on current medical evidence, which showed mild symptoms for PTSD and moderate muscle damage with tender scarring for the right thigh.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension, effective from June 23, 1994.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD, effective from August 30, 2000. The veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed service in Vietnam is not supported by evidence and denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The VA Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that he does not currently have PTSD and thus cannot establish a link between his current symptoms and his active service.

The Board denied an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD, asthma, and other service-connected conditions resulted in a combined rating of 70 percent as of May 27, 1999. The effective dates for the grants of service connection are established based on when the disabilities became factually ascertainable.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD is denied as the earliest evidence showing a diagnosis of PTSD was February 4, 1999.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that it produces occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for the denial of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, right lower extremity nerve damage, and back injury residuals.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by not more than considerable industrial impairment and occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, circumstantial speech, impaired judgment, and difficulty in establishing effective work and social relationships. The VA has granted a disability rating of 50 percent for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is granted as a result of an in-service stressor verified during his service in Vietnam.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, effective March 31, 1999. The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date.

The veteran's request for service connection for PTSD is pending and needs to be scheduled for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran is not competent for VA purposes, and thus service connection claims are denied.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent prior to January 2, 2002 and increased to 30 percent effective from June 16, 1999. The appeal is for a higher rating.