PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest possible rating.,The veteran's chronic relapsing pancreatitis and duodenal ulcer are currently rated at 40 percent.

The veteran's disabilities, including back pain, PTSD, and knee injury, have rendered him unemployable due to his age, education, and occupational history. Effective September 17, 2001, the veteran is entitled to a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 26, 1995 for service connection of PTSD. The decision stated that there was no prior claim or entitlement to service connection before this date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his combat-related stressors during service and grants the claim for service connection.

The VA denied a higher evaluation for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The VA 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.

The VA has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is related to personal assaults he experienced during his active service, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, finding a causal relationship between his diagnosis and verified in-service stressors.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a stomach and intestinal disorder, a psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), residuals of a jaw and neck injury, and a lung disorder, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated during his period of active duty for training.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD effective from August 28, 1997 and a TDIU (Total Disability Individual Unemployability) effective from February 12, 1998. The effective date of the increased rating is set based on the earliest date of claim or the date entitlement arose.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and amputations of both legs, meet the criteria for SMC at a level of 50%.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and clear and unmistakable error in two prior rating decisions, finding that there was no evidence of total disability due to PTSD within a year prior to March 12, 1990.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD and found that the appellant is unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD, granting TDIU.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder has been rated at 100 percent since the citation date, reflecting total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, and grossly inappropriate behavior.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as there was no established verifiable stressor event.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD should be September 27, 1991. The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for dysthymia with PTSD is also addressed.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and a TDIU were denied as his conditions did not warrant higher ratings, and he was found to be capable of maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted an increased rating of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder, effective from the date of the decision. The left knee disability and plantar warts and calluses of the feet were not rated higher.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 25, 1990, for a 100% evaluation for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a rating of 30 percent, effective from January 1 to January 22, 1996. The veteran's Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the right knee is rated at 10 percent. Service connection for drug abuse as secondary to PTSD has been denied.