PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Montgomery, Alabama, RO. The case will be returned to the Board after the scheduled hearing.

The veteran's PTSD and arthrosis of the left shoulder are rated at 30 percent each, effective from the date his claim was filed.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection of PTSD, as there is no verified stressor related to his military service and the VA examiner concluded he did not meet the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating in excess of 70 percent, indicating total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his PTSD was denied, and the RO did not grant earlier effective dates for the total rating based on individual unemployability or the 70 percent rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a genitourinary disease, malaria, head injury, and PTSD due to insufficient evidence supporting these claims.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling, with symptoms including irritability, nightmares, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and difficulty establishing social relationships. The disability does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous psychiatric examination and VCAA compliance.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-IV criteria.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and denied service connection for alcohol dependence as secondary to PTSD.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of a verified in-service stressor and insufficient medical evidence linking his current PTSD to his military service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection on hearing loss disability is dismissed. The Board finds that tinnitus was incurred in service and grants the claim of service connection for tinnitus. The issue of PTSD remains pending as it has not been verified.

The July 1989 rating decision did not involve CUE in reducing the evaluation for PTSD from 50 percent to 30 percent.

The Board granted a temporary total rating for PTSD due to hospitalization, and later granted an initial 50 percent evaluation effective September 10, 1997. The veteran's TDIU claim was denied.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 100% rating effective March 29, 2005. The earlier claim for a higher rating is denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD, finding that his employment issues were not solely attributable to his service-connected condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD did not warrant a higher rating, as his symptoms were consistent with a 30 percent evaluation.

The VA determined that the veteran does not currently have PTSD and therefore denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.