PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board found no credible evidence of the veteran's claimed PTSD stressors and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD. The RO is instructed to verify the occurrence of a personal assault and rocket/mortar attacks during service, as well as confirm stressors related to these events.

The Board denied the claim for an effective date prior to February 4, 1999 for the award of service connection for PTSD due to lack of evidence showing the condition was present before that date.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent, as his symptoms do not result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on new evidence provided by the veteran.

The appellant's claim for service connection and eligibility for VA medical care was denied as his psychiatric conditions are not related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, as well as his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, were all denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is associated with his military service and grants entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and is now addressing whether new evidence supports a finding that his stressors are linked to his diagnosis.

The veteran's appeal is about both an increased evaluation for PTSD and the effective date of a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability. The Board has determined that these issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD. The claim of service connection for PTSD was denied on the basis that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim since a March 2001 rating decision which denied the claim on the merits.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing at a local VA office.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and a medical opinion linking the condition to those events.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 25, 1996 for service connection of post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a stomach disorder, including hiatal hernia with reflux esophagitis, and PTSD. The veteran's stomach disorder is not related to service, while the VA examiner found no medical relationship between his current symptoms and military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed stressors could not be verified, and thus denied his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from April 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, glaucoma (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure), and ulcer (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure). The Board found that there was no evidence of a head injury in service or any other link between the current conditions and military service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was denied as there is no evidence to support a retroactive effective date prior to January 14, 2003.