PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for an effective date of April 27, 2000 for a 100% evaluation for PTSD. The decision also addressed whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the August 1975 rating decision denying service connection.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for tinnitus. The veteran's tinnitus was not incurred or aggravated during active duty, thus denying this claim. For PTSD, the Board found no verified inservice stressor attributed to the veteran's service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence. However, it was determined that the veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and his stressors were not supported by credible supporting evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD due to sexual trauma, finding that the earliest possible effective date is October 5, 1995.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD and there were no verified in-service stressors.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for a higher rating for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not have service during the time and under the circumstances claimed, and therefore denied his claims for PTSD and residuals of shrapnel wounds to various body parts.

The Board has determined that a 50 percent rating is warranted for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, based on symptoms such as flattened affect, circumstantial speech, and impaired judgment.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, which will now be reviewed on its merits.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is manifested by total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board found that the veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance (RH) was timely filed due to VA's failure to notify him of his eligibility, despite the two-year deadline set by law.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to the lack of verified stressors and independent evidence supporting the veteran's claimed experiences in Vietnam.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied as the evidence did not substantiate his claimed stressors and he does not meet criteria for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, effective October 8, 1998. The VA has assigned a noncompensable rating for his traumatic cataract in the left eye.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than May 19, 1995 for an award of service-connected disability compensation for PTSD was denied. The RO found that the criteria were not met.

The veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his PTSD and left hand disability. The RO has granted service connection for PTSD, but the veteran disagrees with the assigned ratings.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, effective from the date of his original claim. The preponderance of evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD prior to January 16, 2001 and a 70 percent rating since that date. The claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis and the appellant's belief in boot camp causing PTSD is insufficient to support his claim.