PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for more than considerable social and industrial impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating since May 1998, reflecting total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD results in total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100% rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized private treatment for sex offender classes, finding that none of the criteria necessary to establish entitlement to reimbursement have been met.

The November 5, 1991 rating decision granting service connection for PTSD and assigning a 10 percent evaluation was not reversed on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a total schedular rating for PTSD was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance (RH) because it was not received within two years of his December 1992 notice that he had been granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder at a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 50 percent since October 28, 1994. The RO has now increased the rating to 70 percent effective from July 12, 2000.

The Board has granted an increased rating to 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms meet or more nearly approximate the severity of occupational and social impairment needed for a 70 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD with dysthymic disorder and assigned a 50 percent disability rating effective from January 27, 1997.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include bipolar disorder and PTSD, finding new and material evidence. The appeal is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no verified in-service stressor and the existing PTSD diagnosis was based on a questionable history.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, and the RO has granted this rating. The veteran's service-connected disability does not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating for this condition. The disability has caused significant occupational and social impairment but not to a level that would warrant an evaluation in excess of 70 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing at the Huntington RO.

The Board found no evidence of a clear diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that the veteran's symptoms were better explained by his post-service industrial accident, leading to a denial of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected due to exposure to rocket and mortar attacks during his time in Vietnam, which was supported by unit records.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a psychiatric examination and reconsideration of the PTSD rating, as well as remanding the TDIU and gastrointestinal disorder issues.

The veteran's PTSD and schizophrenia were incurred during active service. Other conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and because the veteran did not engage in combat.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal.