PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The veteran's service-connected PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability evaluation.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective October 14, 1998.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD, currently evaluated as 70 percent disabling.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70% disability rating effective from November 28, 1994. A TDIU rating due to service-connected disability was also granted effective from July 11, 1996.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims for PTSD evaluations.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD, currently evaluated at 50 percent.

The Board has determined that the appellant's PTSD warrants a 50 percent evaluation, as his symptoms align with criteria for this rating. The lung disorder and other issues are pending further development.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the August 1994 rating decision.

The Board has found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection of PTSD, which was previously denied in November 1984. The veteran's psychologist provided a diagnosis of PTSD based on his combat experiences during active duty in Vietnam.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran incurred PTSD as a result of active military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD results in total occupational impairment, and the Board has granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD. However, because a 100 percent rating is already assigned, the claim of TDIU cannot be considered.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent disability rating, reflecting total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran is entitled to a total disability evaluation for PTSD from June 7, 2000.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and her claim for PTSD was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence of a claimed in-service stressor related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability rating effective from August 17, 1999.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury that caused the condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The decision found that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and that the veteran did not serve in combat, making it impossible to establish a link between his claimed stressors and his current condition.

The veteran's PTSD has caused total occupational and social impairment for the entirety of the claims period, warranting a 100% disability rating.