PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied, as the evidence did not show that his PTSD warranted a 100% disability rating prior to September 4, 1991.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during his service and there was no credible supporting evidence to corroborate his reported stressors. As a result, the claim for PTSD was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a stressor for PTSD and the need for further examination. The veteran's claim will be reviewed again based on new information.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans' Law Judge at the RO in Columbia, South Carolina.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further development and verification of stressor events.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD for accrued benefit purposes due to the lack of a verified stressor and credible supporting evidence. The cause of death was attributed to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, but no link between this condition and service or service-connected disability was established.

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

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

The veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including service connection for a heart condition, PTSD evaluation, pes planus evaluation, and hearing loss. The Board has determined that these claims must be remanded due to procedural errors.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as gross thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting self or others, intermittent ability to perform activities of daily living, disorientation to time or place, and memory loss has not been demonstrated. Therefore, the claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a disability evaluation of 50 percent, effective from June 29, 2001.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50% evaluation as of November 6, 1996.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the veteran's PTSD and sleep apnea are linked to his service, warranting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, atypical psychosis, and anxiety disorder, is service-connected. The decision was based on new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The veteran's thyroid disorder, diagnosed as hypothyroidism, is not the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service. The RO denied service connection for PTSD and urinary disorder and impotence (claimed as kidney and bladder problems and sexual dysfunction).

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to establish whether the veteran has PTSD as a result of verified in-service stressors. The claim will be remanded for further development.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 10 percent disability evaluation, which is the minimum rating available under the applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's PTSD with Adjustment Disorder and Chronic Anxiety has resulted in total occupational and social impairment since August 30, 2001. The Board granted a disability rating of 100 percent effective from that date.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD was manifested by depression, hypervigilance, hyperarousal, suspiciousness, mild memory loss, and a slightly blunted affect resulting in no more than definite social and industrial impairment and no more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The criteria for entitlement to assignment of a disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent were not met prior to July 18, 2005.

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