PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2005

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of surgery to remove an adematous goiter from the left lower thyroid, but granted service connection for PTSD. The decision is mixed as it grants one issue and denies another.

The Board denied the claim, finding that the July 9, 1994 rating action was in accordance with the evidence then of record and with the controlling legal criteria.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to conflicting opinions regarding the presence of PTSD and the need for a VA PTSD examination by a psychiatrist.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, reflecting significant impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, hepatitis, bilateral hearing loss, and peripheral neuropathy. The reasons were not provided in the given text.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under current VA regulations. The Board has determined that a higher evaluation of 50 percent is warranted based on the severity and impact of his symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoporosis, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hiatal hernia. The veteran's conditions were found to be not related to his military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board determined that an effective date earlier than July 17, 1992 for the grant of a 100% rating for PTSD is not established.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Shock, as well as other conditions, have been denied due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for his claimed in-service stressors. The diagnoses of PTSD were not supported by the record.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that no formal or informal claims were received prior to March 12, 1996.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination for PTSD and issuance of a SOC on the remaining issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to support a link between in-service stressors and his symptoms.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, was found to not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent prior to March 12, 2003, or higher than 50 percent beginning on that date.

The Board denied the reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that the new evidence submitted was not material and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The veteran's PTSD results in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board has found that the veteran's PTSD and Type II diabetes mellitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is insufficient evidence to support the claimed stressors and no medical evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran failed to provide sufficient details about his in-service stressors.

The Board found that the August 1986 rating decision, which granted service connection for PTSD and evaluated it as 10 percent disabling, was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The correct facts at the time were known to the RO, and they applied the correct criteria.

The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his PTSD is found to be the result of disease or injury incurred in active military service.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining copies of SSA decision and supporting medical records.