PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a combat experience and insufficient supporting evidence to verify any reported stressors. The Board concluded that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of credible verification of stressor events.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his PTSD, scars from a shell fragment wound of the left lower leg, left ankle strain, and residuals of a shell fragment wound involving Muscle Group XI.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a bilateral hip disability, and disabilities of the low back, upper spine, neck, and shoulders. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right thigh and knee disability is also denied.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and personnel information. The issues of service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and esophagitis are being addressed.

The veteran's PTSD has been productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency, due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and mild memory loss. The Board finds a 30 percent evaluation is warranted for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at the highest possible disability rating of 100 percent due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence of the veteran's claimed in-service sexual assault stressor, and thus denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded this case for further development, including obtaining a complete educational and employment history from the appellant and scheduling VA examinations to assess his ability to work due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible evidence to support his claimed stressors. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified in-service stressor and thus no basis to establish a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no supportable diagnosis of PTSD due to any incident of active service and noting that the veteran did not provide specific information about claimed events.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

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

The veteran's PTSD is now rated at 50 percent effective from June 30, 2005.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board finds a reasonable basis for finding that the veteran's PTSD meets the criteria for a 70 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to his service-connected anxiety with depressive and post-traumatic stress features substantially or materially contributing to his death.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent from October 7, 1999 to April 1, 2000.,PTSD was rated at 100 percent effective June 13, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected due to a stressor related to an in-service boat accident, and he was granted service connection for this condition. The rating assigned remains at zero percent (no compensable disability).

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, neck disorder, left shoulder disorder, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence of in-service stressors or a link between his current symptoms and any diagnosed conditions.