PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus of the right ear, but denied the claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as no claim for benefits was received within one year following his separation from service.

The July 23, 1993 rating decision denied service connection for PTSD due to a lack of evidence supporting the diagnosis.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities remains denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold requirements for eligibility for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile and adaptive equipment, or for adaptive equipment only. The appeal is denied.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to his death.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that his claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, allowing the case to proceed on this issue.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 50 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to July 9, 1997. Beginning on that date, the rating for PTSD has been increased to 100 percent. The initial rating for hemorrhoids remains at 20 percent.

The Board denied service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus and an earlier effective date for the PTSD rating. The veteran's claims were based on reopened evidence, but there was no objective medical evidence of systemic lupus erythematosus.

The RO denied an increased rating for PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of total occupational impairment, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was presented to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service, while his PTSD is not linked to any incident of service.

The veteran's PTSD claim resulted in a 70% disability rating effective February 28, 1998. The TDIU claim was granted with an effective date of October 28, 1999.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of total social and industrial disability, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent disability rating, effective from when his claim was filed.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. The veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD based on verified stressors during his service, including witnessing the suicide of one sailor and the drowning death of another sailor while serving on board USS Oklahoma City.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than September 30, 1994 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The evidence did not support a claim prior to September 30, 1994.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.