PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to new evidence submitted since the May 1995 rating decision. However, the stressors claimed by the veteran have not been verified and are considered too vague to be substantiated.

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for PTSD based on new evidence provided by USASCRUR, which substantiates the veteran's claimed stressors. The case will now proceed to address the merits of the claim.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for PTSD and TDIU due to a service-connected disability. The veteran failed to perfect his appeal of the initial denial in January 1994, which became final.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive episodes with psychotic features, recurrent and schizoaffective disorder and PTSD, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The VA did not find sufficient evidence to support a presumption of service connection based on exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or other conditions.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD, the highest schedular rating available.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a video conference hearing before the Board.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance (RH) was denied because his non-service-connected conditions exceeded the required threshold of 'good health,' as determined by VA under its insurance guidelines.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The case is now remanded to determine if service connection should be granted.

The Board has determined that an effective date of December 5, 1988, is warranted for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and the veteran did not engage in combat.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 30 percent disability rating, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, and mild memory loss.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's reported stressors during service are credible and have been verified. The diagnosis of PTSD is linked to these verified stressors.

The Board has determined that a timely notice of disagreement was filed concerning the issue of entitlement to an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD. The veteran's claim will be considered on its merits.

The Board denied the motion to revise the decision on November 21, 2000, as it did not involve clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The effective date for the veteran's total rating due to unemployability caused by service-connected disabilities was assigned as December 14, 1992.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that he did not meet the diagnostic criteria and did not have PTSD as a result of wartime experiences in Korea.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected traumatic subluxation of the right shoulder with limitation of motion. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other mental condition related to service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from maintaining substantial gainful employment, and a TDIU rating is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for entitlement to a TDIU, an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for post-operative residuals of bunionectomy with metatarsal head osteotomy of the right 1st metatarsophalangeal joint, and an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD. The appeal was dismissed due to the absence of an adequate and timely filed substantive appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied, but he is granted a 50% rating for his generalized anxiety disorder.