PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a 70 percent rating for PTSD and a total rating based on individual unemployability effective December 7, 2001.

The veteran's PTSD prior to January 13, 2000 resulted in definite social and industrial impairment but did not result in disability exceeding occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam, and therefore grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. However, the evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder for VA compensation purposes that is linked to service on any basis.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, but denied some issues related to earlier effective dates.

The Board granted a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD, effective from the date of the decision. The veteran's unemployability is attributed to his service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD was granted service connection based on his reported in-service stressors. His acne conglobata, currently rated at 30 percent, remains unchanged.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and thus no basis to establish service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not have its origin during his period of active military service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, but denied the claim itself due to lack of verified in-service stressors and other evidence not supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board is considering whether new evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for PTSD, which was previously denied. The decision will determine if the reopening of the claim should be granted or not.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with a 100% evaluation effective May 14, 1991.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD prevents him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for PTSD was denied.,Service connection for a duodenal ulcer was granted, effective November 1, 1989.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased disability ratings for PTSD and mandible fracture residuals, as well as his claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The decisions are based on the current severity of these conditions without additional evidence supporting higher ratings.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent effective March 17, 2001. This rating is the maximum benefit under the rating schedule and he remains unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD and fractures of the jaw, zygomatic arch, and nose were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the veteran's current condition was not incurred during or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that the earliest submission relevant to reopening his claim was April 23, 1992.