PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed in-service stressful experience, including witnessing a mortar accident resulting in casualties, did not occur and there is insufficient evidence to corroborate this stressor. As such, service connection for PTSD cannot be established.

The veteran's appeal for a temporary total disability rating due to PTSD was denied because the hospitalization was not for a service-connected condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a controversy at issue due to the full grant of service connection for PTSD.

The VA has granted an initial 50 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD during a hearing before the Board. As a result, the Board dismissed this appeal.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by severe to major social and industrial impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and exposure to herbicides claims are denied as there is no evidence of a verified service stressor for PTSD, and no etiologically related disability recognized by VA for exposure to herbicides.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest possible rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The VA has granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD, effective the date of the claim. The symptoms primarily include nightmares, intrusive thoughts related to combat in Vietnam, sleep impairment, poor appetite, fear of crowds, and difficulty concentrating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD disability is reflected by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and thus could not establish service connection for PTSD based on a verified in-service stressor. The claim was denied as there is no evidence of an in-service stressor related to his claimed combat experience.

The Board has granted higher initial ratings for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, cervical spondylosis, and status post craniotomy for cerebellar hemangioblastoma with post-surgical headaches and cervical spasm.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD, which is the highest available rating under the criteria set forth in Diagnostic Code 9411.

The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD. The case is remanded to determine if there was clear and unmistakable error in prior rating decisions denying service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, a bilateral ankle disorder, and a right shoulder disorder due to lack of verified stressor in the record.

The Board has determined that the appellant's PTSD is so severe as to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran does not have PTSD and that his claimed stressors were not verified. The evidence did not establish a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, attributing it to an in-service personal assault.

The Board found no verified stressors related to the veteran's active service and denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's appeals for service connection were not timely filed, and thus dismissed those claims.