PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there is no credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further review and preparation of a hearing. The issues include service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and reopening the claim for a right hand injury.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for PTSD. However, further development of the evidence is needed before the Board can decide any of the claims on appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied. The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate was also denied.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for the service-connected PTSD, effective from the date of grant of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD but determined that the veteran's disability did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, reopening of service connection claims for arthritis of the cervical spine and residuals of a back injury were denied. The effective date for the grant of PTSD was set at October 15, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no credible supporting evidence to verify his claimed in-service stressors and concluding that the diagnosis was based on the veteran's own reported history of combat exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his post-traumatic stress disorder, L5 spondylolisthesis with arthritis, and tic douloureux. The current ratings of 70%, 40%, and 10% are maintained.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 30, 1998 for service connection of PTSD was denied.,The veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation for PTSD was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no competent medical diagnosis of PTSD and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and readjudicate the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 24, 1999, for a grant of total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to notification requirements under the VCAA.

The VA denied an increased initial rating for PTSD, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current manifestation of this condition and concluding that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, effective from July 17, 2001. The effective date is not specified as it corresponds to the earliest VA treatment within one year of his reopened claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that his in-service stressors were not verified and thus did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100 percent disabling due to total industrial impairment.