PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2002

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as he failed to provide information about any stressor events in service and did not submit competent evidence supporting his assertions of a current disability.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate based on his symptoms.

The veteran's claim for TDIU benefits prior to March 1, 1998 was denied as he did not meet the requirements for a TDIU rating prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for PTSD.

The VA granted a total rating for compensation purposes by reason of individual unemployability due to service-connected disability effective from November 15, 2000.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, and the Board has granted a total disability rating due to his unemployability caused by severe PTSD symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred. The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was also denied as his disabilities do not permanently prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted a 100% evaluation for anxiety with panic attacks and PTSD from September 1, 1991 to March 31, 1998. The cardiovascular disease claim was denied as not being secondary to service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD results from sexual trauma during service and grants her claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent evaluation from April 29, 1998.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The veteran provided details of his claimed stressor, which included seeing a friend get hit by a helicopter blade two days after arriving in Vietnam. The Board found that this event occurred during the veteran's second day in Vietnam and verified it through a casualty report from the U.S. Army Records Management & Declassification Agency. As such, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 24, 1999, for a grant of service connection for PTSD due to the failure to submit a formal application within one year from the date of notification.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is related to his combat service in Vietnam and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, which was previously denied in March 1991. The decision is based on a June 1998 VA psychological assessment diagnosing the veteran with PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted, based on direct evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, malaria, jungle rot, or a disability manifested by spitting up blood. The thyroid cancer is found to be of post-service onset and not related to active service, including any exposure to Agent Orange.

The VA determined that the cause of death was not related to service or service-connected conditions, and denied the claim.

The veteran is entitled to service connection for PTSD as a result of stressors he experienced during his active military service, and the evidence supports this conclusion.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, which was previously denied in September 1995. The veteran provided specific details about alleged in-service stressors during his hearing testimony.