PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The veteran's PTSD is found to be incurred in service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating greater than 50 percent.

The Board is unable to determine whether the veteran's PTSD and depression are service-connected due to lack of evidence verifying his claimed stressors, but finds that new evidence has been submitted which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD due to a lack of verified stressors and insufficient medical evidence meeting all diagnostic criteria.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including obtaining psychiatric treatment records related to Mr. Kellman and conducting a comprehensive medical review of the claim file.

The Board found that the appellant does not have PTSD and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it originated from an inservice stabbing by a fellow serviceman.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher rating for PTSD were denied. The earliest possible effective date is September 26, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred as a result of his active military service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling, and his claim for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability was granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted as there is credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and competent medical evidence linking the current diagnosis to those stressors.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which meets the schedular requirement for a TDIU. However, the Board finds that his other nonservice-connected conditions and prior employment history render him unable to engage in substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran's PTSD, rated at 100 percent disabling, qualifies for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate due to his substantial confinement to his home.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no verified stressor related to his military service, and thus the diagnosis of PTSD could not be linked to his current symptoms.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder warranted a 50 percent evaluation, effective from November 21, 2001.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's PTSD did not originate in service and is not otherwise causally related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the claimed skin disorders, including chloracne, are not related to his active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that a new examination is necessary to evaluate the current level of severity of the veteran's PTSD. The case will be returned for further appellate consideration.