PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2003

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and his residuals of gunshot wound to the right leg with healed fracture are rated at 10 percent. The increased rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left foot is denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, leaving no justiciable case or controversy for the Board to consider.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected PTSD has resulted in his being demonstrably unable to obtain or retain employment, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Board also found that the veteran meets the criteria for service connection due to a substantiated in-service stressor.

The VA has determined that the appellant's PTSD does not warrant an increased evaluation beyond the current 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on his PTSD and hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 30 percent disability rating, which is the maximum allowed under the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for arterial hypertension is denied, while his PTSD claim remains pending and requires further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for his back disability, finding no legal entitlement to earlier effective dates.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, a cervical spine disorder, shoulder condition, and back disorder. The evidence did not demonstrate that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there was no evidence to corroborate his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD could not be established.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The case is now ready for de novo review.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and granted it, finding that his depression is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that her symptoms are likely due to a personal assault she experienced while on active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to alcohol abuse related to PTSD. The issue of DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is dismissed as moot.

The VA denied a rating in excess of the current 70 percent for PTSD, citing significant impairment but not meeting criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's claims for an effective date prior to July 19, 1993 for PTSD service connection and a June 26, 2000 rating of 100 percent for schizoaffective disorder with PTSD have been granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current PTSD is due to stressful events he experienced in service in the Republic of Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied. The RO had previously granted service connection and assigned a 30 percent evaluation, which was later increased to 50 percent effective March 1, 2000.