PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The VA has granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent for PTSD, the maximum available under current regulations.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling, effective August 28, 2000. The appeal for a temporary total evaluation due to hospitalization was withdrawn.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for tinea pedis and remanded it for further development. The issue of a higher evaluation for PTSD remains denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for PTSD, mitral valve prolapse, and a left arm disorder. The claim for PTSD was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for mitral valve prolapse and left arm disorder were also denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, which is the maximum available under current criteria.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, lupus erythematosus, and hyperlipidemia.

The VA granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and assigned a 30 percent evaluation. The veteran's condition is characterized by symptoms such as panic attacks, irritability, chronic sleep impairment, impaired recent memory, anxiety, and Global Assessment of Function scores ranging from 45 to 55.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to failure to comply with notification requirements and inadequate reasons and bases for the denials.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, and a 100% disability rating was assigned effective January 7, 1994. The veteran contends that the grant should have been earlier.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and Bipolar Disorder, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or causal link to service. Service connection is granted for anxiety and depression disorders related to military service.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating from June 11, 1997 to June 7, 2001.,From June 8, 2001 onwards, the veteran's PTSD symptoms were found to warrant a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, asbestosis, and traumatic arthritis. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy, and there is no evidence of a stressor during his military service for PTSD. Asbestosis was not shown to be present during service, and there is no competent medical evidence that the veteran now has asbestosis attributable to his military service. Traumatic arthritis was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, insomnia, TMJ, dark urine disorder, Chlamydia, and headaches on a direct basis. The skin disorder was not found to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a contusion to the right knee was denied in September 1984 and has not been reopened. The VA granted an increased rating of 30 percent for PTSD, effective from December 30, 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to lack of verified in-service stressor. The dental injury claim was remanded by the RO.

The Board has granted an initial 50 percent rating for PTSD since April 5, 2002.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to evaluate his PTSD and back disability.

The veteran's PTSD was previously rated at 10 percent, effective August 1, 2000. The RO increased the rating to 50 percent in October 2002 and again returned it to 50 percent in October 2003. The case is now being remanded for further development.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The VA determined that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection of PTSD, which was previously denied in August 1994.