PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The veteran's PTSD has been determined to warrant a 100 percent evaluation, the maximum available under current rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and chondromalacia of the left knee. The veteran's PTSD was not found to be related to his military service, and his low back and left knee disabilities were rated based on their current manifestations.

The veteran's PTSD with history of syncope and gastrointestinal problems is currently manifested by sleep disturbance, nightmares, anxiety, anger, impaired concentration, attentional deficits, recurrent dissociative or syncopal episodes, and an inability to be in crowds or perform tasks involving machinery. This results in virtual isolation in the community as well as a demonstrable inability to obtain or retain employment.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with paranoid schizophrenia was denied as the earliest date that service connection could be granted is February 18, 1992.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, an increased disability rating for residuals of lacerations to the nose, lips, and chin, and an increased disability rating for residuals of a pelvis and right hip fracture with internal fixation.

The VA has denied the veteran's request for an increased evaluation for his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent.

The veteran's service-connected major depression due to brain injury with PTSD symptoms is currently rated at 50 percent, and the RO has assigned a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100 percent, effective prior to April 27, 1996.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and could not confirm his claimed stressors. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that new evidence supports reopening the claim.

The Board has vacated its August 2000 decision and granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's claim was not properly addressed due to a failure of the RO to consider evidence submitted by the veteran in June 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy. The decision also found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD symptoms do not warrant a higher disability rating, and thus grants an initial 30 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran incurred PTSD as a result of active military service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder related to service, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his ability to walk and use assistive devices.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a digestive disorder, and tinnitus. The issues were framed as such by the Board.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the appellant's service-connected PTSD, resolving all doubts in his favor.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a verified stressor and the diagnosis of PTSD is not supported by medical records.