PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board found that the veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified, and thus his claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD, effective from August 20, 1997. The veteran's service-connected PTSD results in total impairment of social and industrial adaptability.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher 50 percent rating is warranted based on his symptoms and functional impairment.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for PTSD, but did not grant the requested increased rating for PTSD.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the claim was filed after one year from discharge and no grave procedural error prevented the July 1992 decision from becoming final.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there were no verifiable stressors and concluding that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy. The Board also found that the veteran does not currently suffer from PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 10 percent for the period from August 4, 1992 to April 3, 1995.

The VA determined that there is no evidence to support the veteran's claims of PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and personality disorders, related to service.,VA found insufficient medical evidence to substantiate the veteran's stressor allegations or to establish a connection between his current psychiatric conditions and military service.

The Board found that the veteran's service in Vietnam, while not combat-related, was sufficient to establish a PTSD stressor and granted service connection for PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's headaches, which are primarily due to his skull fracture with concussion, do not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, but it is not clear whether service connection will be granted as the decision is mixed (some issues are granted while others are denied).

The veteran's TDIU claim was granted, and he is now rated at 100% for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD, effective from the date of the decision. The heart disability is not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the effective date for establishing service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is September 8, 1992.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at the highest possible disability level (100%) due to total occupational and social impairment caused by his symptoms.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the September 1998 rating decision was not valid, as there was no evidence showing that the facts were not before the adjudicator or that the statutory or regulatory provisions extant at the time were incorrectly applied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, and the effective date is set at July 27, 1998.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was granted, with the effective date set at September 30, 1994. The decision is based on evidence of unemployability due to service-connected PTSD.