PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial 30 percent disability evaluation. The evidence does not support a higher rating based on the current level of impairment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressors occurred during his military service.

The veteran's PTSD has been productive of no more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but he is generally functioning satisfactorily.

The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of PTSD should be December 21, 1989, as this is when the veteran filed his original claim.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal regarding service connection for PTSD. The claims of reopening service connection for neck and right shoulder disorders have been granted due to new and material evidence submitted since the prior final decisions.

The Board found that there was no verified in-service stressor and thus denied the claim for service connection of PTSD.

The veteran's initial rating for his left foot fracture was denied, and a higher rating of 30% is granted starting February 1, 2002. Service connection for PTSD remains denied. The claim for service connection on the secondary basis for the left knee disability has been reopened.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, chronic headaches, PUD, and chloracne all claimed as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during his active duty, and there is no credible supporting evidence of the alleged stressors.

The Board determined that the veteran did not engage in combat while serving in Vietnam and there is no credible supporting evidence linking any reported stressors to PTSD.

The veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and service connection for PTSD were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that service connection is not warranted for PTSD or schizophrenia. The appellant's claims were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The VA has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, effective as of November 18, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and concluding that the veteran did not have post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 4, 2003, for total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that he was unemployable within a year before his August 26, 2002 informal claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused or contributed substantially or materially to cause by service-connected PTSD, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, which is higher than the current 50 percent assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and chronic left shoulder pain, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service stressor related to combat or a prisoner-of-war experience. The symptoms were not linked to any specific event during service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a low back disorder based on new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for PTSD.,Service connection was denied for residuals of pneumonia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder and hepatitis. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service disease or injury, nor is there sufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish a current disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including verifying claimed in-service stressors and obtaining medical records from Social Security Administration.