PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating available under VA guidelines. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD attributable to service.

The Board finds that the veteran's PTSD with psychosis is due to his service-connected combat experiences, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of additional evidence, including a VCAA notice addressing PTSD claims.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and his scar of the right cheek and right temporal area is rated at 10 percent. The combined rating does not meet the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is incurred in service, resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors.,Service connection for COPD was denied due to lack of in-service manifestations and current findings are not related to service.

The Board determined that the effective date for a 100% rating for PTSD should be July 29, 1994.

The Board has determined that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy and his statements regarding stressors are credible. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than July 1, 2001, for a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD. The appeal was based on the denial of service connection for PTSD prior to December 14, 1995.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic eye disorder or PTSD as a result of military service, and thus denied the veteran's claims for right eye blindness and PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service stressor of being injured in a fight while incarcerated by the military on July [redacted], 1969, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial 50 percent rating, effective February 26, 1999. The veteran is seeking a higher initial rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic left shoulder disability and remanded his claim for an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for tinea versicolor, service connection for PTSD and tinnitus. The decision also found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for arterial hypertension.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for proper VCAA notification and to schedule a VA examination for his PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for left talocalcaneal arthritis, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish a link between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder and assigned a 50 percent initial rating, effective April 17, 2001. The veteran's right leg numbness is not considered due to an inservice spinal tap/lumbar puncture. Service connection was established for residuals of syphilis but denied for a left testicle condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that he did not engage in combat with the enemy and his reported stressors have not been corroborated.

The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of PTSD cannot be earlier than March 26, 2001, as this is when the veteran submitted a request to reopen his claim. The earliest possible effective date is therefore March 26, 2001.