PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for obtaining records from identified healthcare providers and then reviewed again.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 70 percent for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that it produces severe industrial and social impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining VA clinical documentation and readjudicating the claim of an increased disability evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claim will now be considered on its merits.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for reinstatement of a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, effective from May 15, 1997.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a procedural issue related to the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The case will be returned for compliance with VCAA requirements and notification.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD produces significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran reported experiencing several combat and non-combat related stressors during his active duty, including witnessing a detonation while serving on the USS Dale in June 1965. The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is due to his verified in-service stressor.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's PTSD resulted in considerable impairment of social and industrial adaptability, but not severe impairment. The rating was denied as the condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The RO has restored the veteran's disability rating for PTSD from 70% to 100%, effective March 9, 1990. The appellant is entitled to DIC benefits as her husband was in receipt of a continuous 100% rating for service-connected PTSD prior to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his service and therefore accepts one verified stressor: ambushes by the enemy. The VA examiner confirmed the diagnosis of PTSD related to this verified stressor, thus granting the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective February 23, 1999. The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that his symptoms most closely approximate those of a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD cannot be related to his period of service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not cause occupational and social impairment warranting a higher rating.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for an increased rating of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but denied any request for a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's service records were lost in a fire, and there was no objective evidence to verify his claimed stressors. Therefore, the claim for PTSD was denied as it did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.