PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD throughout the entire appeal period, finding total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining personnel records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 11, 2002 for the grant of increased compensation for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) including a total compensation rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. The effective date is set at August 29, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is without legal merit and therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to his in-service stressors and grants service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD was denied as there is no credible evidence of the claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently manifested by occasional intrusive recollections, occasional nightmares and panic attacks. The RO has assigned a disability rating of 30 percent for the condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 14, 2002 for the grant of a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The decision found that there was no evidence of an informal claim or written intent to file a claim for service connection before June 14, 2002.

The Board has determined that a new medical examination is needed to clarify the veteran's diagnosis and determine if his psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded to allow for further development, including verification of alleged stressful events in service and obtaining additional medical records.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the occurrence of claimed in-service stressors, and thus denied the claim.

The veteran's chloracne is presumed to be due to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. Service connection for PTSD remains granted, but the initial rating of 70 percent is maintained.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 10 percent disability rating, but denied his claim for an increased evaluation. The Board also found that he did not timely appeal the denial of his TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not more nearly approximate a higher evaluation, and thus his current 50 percent rating for PTSD is maintained.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors and that the diagnoses were not based on verified in-service events.

The Board denied the veteran's motion to revise the August 17, 2001 decision for failing to assign an earlier effective date for a 70 percent PTSD rating.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence of inservice stressors and concluded that the veteran did not have PTSD associated with service.

The Board determined that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and does not have PTSD related to a verified service stressor, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The VA denied an increased disability rating for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent evaluation, effective from September 26, 2002.