PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus there are no remaining issues for review.

The Board found that the appellant's PTSD is manifested by disturbances of mood such as depression and anger, some combat-related dreams, hypervigilence, decreased interest, intrusive thoughts, and sleep impairment, resulting in moderate social and occupational impairment. The initial grant of service connection for PTSD was upheld with a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board granted an effective date of February 28, 2002 for a 100% disability rating for PTSD.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as his symptoms do not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was incurred in active service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of considerable social and industrial impairment, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 100 percent disability rating, reflecting total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective from January 1996. The veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused severe impairment in his ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with people.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was incurred during his service in Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and schizophrenia, was denied by the RO.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent disabling effective from June 21, 1988. The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 21, 1988 for a 50 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD, currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his PTSD, finding that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a total rating due to PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as there is no credible evidence supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested primarily by anxiety, depression, major mood variations, rage, anger, irritability, startle response, sleep disturbance, recollections of experiences during World War II, and intrapsychic agitation. The VA rating panel has determined that the symptoms meet the criteria for a 100% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9411.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD is directly related to a sexual assault she experienced during her active service, and thus grants her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for additional VA disability compensation benefits due to a full payment of his claims from June 1, 1986 through October 30, 1996.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of persuasive medical evidence showing that the appellant has PTSD and because he failed to report for examination to determine if he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder and depression were not well grounded due to insufficient verification of claimed stressors in service.