PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD results in total social and occupational impairment since the date of his claim on October 31, 2000. Therefore, a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating based on the criteria in the Rating Schedule.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD results in total social and occupational impairment since the date of his claim on October 31, 2000. Therefore, a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's PTSD was found to more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board has ordered the case back to the RO for compliance with VCAA notice requirements and for a VA examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD. The claim will be reviewed again after these steps are completed.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder with dizziness, loss of memory and slurred speech, as well as an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen his previously denied PTSD claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The issues of entitlement to service connection for fatigue, headaches, memory loss, sleep disorder, depression, nightmares, flashbacks, irritability, anger, anxiety, and skin rash have also been reopened.

The veteran's death was caused by a cervical fracture resulting from alcohol abuse, which the Board found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD, which was aggravated by active service, results in mild impairment of social and occupational functioning. Therefore, a 10 percent evaluation is granted for PTSD.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The VA found that the current 30 percent rating for PTSD is appropriate, and determined that the veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully adjudicate the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for further review and consideration.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than October 31, 1994 for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification of the evidence. The case is now being sent back to the RO for the requested development, including obtaining Morning Reports and other personnel records from the NPRC and USASCRUR.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is related to his service in the Republic of Vietnam and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of in-service onset or a link to service.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence regarding the veteran's claimed stressors and their impact on his post-traumatic stress disorder. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there were no verified in-service stressors to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD. The case is now being sent back to the RO for additional evidence collection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.