PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD warranted a 30 percent evaluation prior to June 26, 1996. Service connection for hypertension was denied as secondary to PTSD. The calluses of each foot were rated at 10 percent prior to January 30, 2001 and at 20 percent thereafter.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was incurred in active military service and grants the claim.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from May 16, 1990 to March 15, 2000.,Since March 16, 2000, the veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a nervous disorder (other than PTSD). The veteran's appeal was denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD as a result of an in-service stressor and did not engage in combat. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective September 25, 1997. The veteran's claim for an increased rating remains in appellate status.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since October 18, 1993 due to his demonstrated inability to obtain or retain employment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating greater than 50 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to walk without the aid of a wheelchair, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of both lower extremities and financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD is denied, as there was no formal or informal claim received before October 27, 1995.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for tinnitus. The veteran's PTSD is linked to his in-service stressors, while there is no evidence linking the current tinnitus to service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment since September 8, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for post-traumatic stress disorder, to include depression, is granted based on evidence showing a link between her in-service trauma and current symptoms.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at 50 percent, reflecting considerable social and industrial impairment. The issues of service connection for seborrheic dermatitis with alopecia and dermatophytosis, residuals of pneumonia, and hiatal hernia were all granted.

The Board finds that the veteran had a chronic psychiatric disability, manifested by alcohol abuse, which was related to his period of military duty. As alcohol abuse has been determined to be the cause of the liver and renal failure which took the veteran's life, service connection for the cause of his death is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has restored the veteran's previous 30 percent disability rating for PTSD, finding that his symptoms have not improved since the effective date of the reduction.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disorders was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board found that his early post-traumatic arthritis of the knees is causally related to an injury sustained in service.,PTSD has been granted with a 50 percent rating effective December 15, 1997. The veteran's fibromyalgia was initially rated at 10 percent from September 7, 1999 to August 21, 2000 and then increased to 20 percent starting from August 22, 2000.,The veteran's hiatal hernia with acid reflux disease has been rated at 10 percent since October 18, 1999.