PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with bipolar disorder, finding credible supporting evidence that the veteran's in-service stressors occurred. The issue of TDIU is deferred pending completion of development related to PTSD.

The Board finds that the veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder are linked to an in-service personal assault, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and service records do not verify his claimed stressors. Therefore, PTSD was denied as it was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's PTSD was denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent, his compression fracture and degenerative disc disease were granted a 20 percent evaluation, and his vitreous band of the left eye was not awarded any compensation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred from March 17 to March 25, 1990 due to non-emergent treatment and lack of a feasible VA facility.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is related to his active military service and grants the claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have depression, paranoid schizophrenia, or PTSD that is attributable to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and that there is a link between his in-service stressors and current symptoms, thus granting service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and because the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy. The medical evidence showed a diagnosis of PTSD, but there was no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to a violation of due process and the need for additional information on his claimed stressors.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating, and denied his claim for an increased evaluation. The Board also determined that he is not unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of any incident during active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not suffer from PTSD related to a verified in-service stressor and therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is not service-connected as it was not caused by an in-service stressor and there is no evidence of combat involvement. The claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 16, 1992 for a 100% evaluation for PTSD, finding that there was no legal basis to assign such rating prior to that date.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, concluding that there was no evidence of a recognized in-service stressor and thus failing to establish a link between current symptoms and an in-service event.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic low back strain with L5-S1 radiculopathy and PTSD, finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's military service. The veteran's coronary artery disease is also found to be aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, which is in excess of the current 30 percent rating.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent from July 25, 1996 to October 5, 2000.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression in June 2001 due to lack of a current diagnosis.