PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board found that the appellant does not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disability attributable to military service, including PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD was initially granted and rated at 10 percent effective from August 21, 1998.

The Board affirmed the RO's decision to deny a higher rating for PTSD, maintaining that the effective date of February 7, 1994, was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence of an inservice stressor.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 20, 2000 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was granted.,However, the veteran's claim for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD with panic disorder prior to January 20, 2000 was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent evaluation, finding that the veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate the criteria for this rating based on his PTSD.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of post-traumatic stress disorder and a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability are denied as the earliest possible effective dates are January 21, 2000.

The Board has granted service connection for alcohol and substance abuse secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was not considered prior to July 28, 1992. As a result, no accrued benefits were due and payable as the veteran had been receiving a 100% evaluation for more than two years before his death.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and lung cancer residuals due to Agent Orange exposure, render him unemployable. The Board has granted a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is rated at 70 percent, and he meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for depression but denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, effective from March 24, 2001. Prior to this date, his PTSD was rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's PTSD, the sole service-connected disability during this period, rendered him unemployable and VA granted a total rating for compensation based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 10, 1992 for a 100% rating for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding no credible supporting evidence linking his current symptoms to a claimed in-service stressor.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by no greater than mild or transient symptoms, and the Board finds that a rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD is not warranted.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence to show that the claimed in-service PTSD stressor, an attack and robbery on the veteran in 1987 in Puerto Rico, actually occurred. The veteran failed to cooperate in the development of his claim by not responding to requests for more specific information regarding the claimed event.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and squamous cell carcinoma of the nose due to exposure to ionizing radiation, finding no credible evidence supporting the veteran's claims.