PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and depression, effective January 15, 2003. The claim for residuals of cold injury is denied. Effective January 15, 2003, the veteran was awarded a 10 percent disability rating for occipital headaches and a 20 percent disability rating for chronic gastritis reflux.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for dysthymia with PTSD from September 27, 1991 to February 6, 1995.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased disability ratings for PTSD and lumbosacral strain, with a current evaluation of 20 percent for the latter condition.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by symptoms such as intrusive thoughts, sleep disturbance, feelings of detachment, and restricted range of affect. The disability results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for COPD as secondary to a service-connected disability and denied service connection for PTSD. The veteran's COPD was not found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of a canister injury to the right interscapular region of the chest, and there is no evidence of record supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD causes significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a rating of 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 17, 1993 for service connection and a grant of a 100 percent disability evaluation for PTSD.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD was denied as the earliest possible date is September 22, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or contribute to his death from heart disease, and thus denied the claim for DIC based on service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his PTSD service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was incurred during his Vietnam War service.

The VA determined that the veteran did not engage in combat with an enemy and there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressor. The competent medical evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that he did not engage in combat with the enemy and his stressors were not supported by corroborating evidence.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent for PTSD, effective from the date of claim. The right knee disability is rated at 10 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The effective date of the TDIU was established as September 15, 1998.