PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's PTSD, which is higher than the initial 30 percent assigned. The veteran now meets the criteria for a 100 percent rating based on his symptoms and functional impairment.

The Board has granted an initial 100 percent rating for the service-connected PTSD, effective from June 25, 1998.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with depression, finding that the veteran's stressors are combat-related and his lay testimony is sufficient to establish their occurrence. The diagnoses of PTSD and major depression from VA examinations outweigh earlier diagnoses of depression only.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no credible evidence of in-service stressors and insufficient medical evidence linking current symptoms to any claimed inservice events.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 50% evaluation beginning July 19, 2000. For the period from October 14, 1998, through July 18, 1999, he received a 30% evaluation.

The veteran is individually unemployable on a schedular basis due to service-connected disabilities, specifically PTSD rated at 70 percent.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia. The veteran's current disability from schizophrenia is presumed to have had its onset after his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability related to his service-connected fracture of the mandible or PTSD. The claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD is also denied.

The veteran's headaches are found to be as likely as not related to his period of active military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD is incurred in wartime service due to exposure to Agent Orange, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for the claims of service connection for the residuals of an ear injury, PTSD and the residuals of an eye injury. The case is dismissed.

The VA denied the veteran's request for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and also denied his claim of CUE in a September 1987 rating decision.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grant of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and an increased 70 percent rating for service-connected PTSD have been granted.

The veteran's appeal was denied as his claim for an increased rating for PTSD was not granted.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective June 29, 1999. This decision is based on his service-connected PTSD and degenerative joint disease.

The Board found no credible evidence to support the veteran's claimed in-service stressors, leading to a denial of service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD related to combat stressors during active service and determined that the veteran's claim of dental treatment eligibility is also supported by evidence in his medical records.