PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD but denied service connection for a skin disease, finding that the veteran's current skin condition is not related to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, effective August 12, 1999.

The VA has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, effective from October 1, 2000.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for gastritis and PTSD. The issue of a higher initial evaluation for PTSD remains unresolved.

The Board has determined that the veteran's recurrent major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are service-connected, as they originated during his period of active military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, as his symptoms do not significantly impair his occupational and social functioning.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a shrapnel wound, PTSD, and right tibia fracture, do not render him unemployable due to his service-connected conditions alone. The combined rating of 60% does not meet the criteria for TDIU under schedular provisions.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the veteran was not entitled to a 100% disability rating for at least ten years prior to death due to his PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran incurred PTSD in service and granted entitlement to service connection for PTSD for the purpose of accrued benefits. The other issues were not addressed as they are remanded.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disability.

The Board found that the appellant did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of a stressor related to service. As such, the claim for PTSD was denied.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent since December 1, 1993. The RO granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 10 percent rating effective from the date of his claim. He was not granted special monthly pension benefits due to lack of need for aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service exposure to the aftermath of the atomic bomb in Japan. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been remanded due to a need for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected PTSD did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent on and after April 12, 1999, or in excess of 50 percent on and after December 12, 2002.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head injury and PTSD, but denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD from May 28, 1997, to October 22, 2001.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder should be November 18, 1981.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim to reopen her service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence was submitted. However, the Board denied the claim as there is no diagnosis of PTSD in the record.

The Board has determined that the veteran meets all three criteria for service connection of PTSD, including a current diagnosis, a link between the current symptomatology and the claimed in-service stressor, and credible independent evidence verifying exposure to mortar attacks. As such, the veteran's claim is granted.

The Board granted a higher disability rating for PTSD from November 7, 1996. The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent evaluation, which is more closely approximated than any higher rating based on his symptoms and functioning.