PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The Board found that there is no competent evidence to associate PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorder with the veteran's military service. The scars of the left flank and palm of the right hand were incurred in active service, but the scars on the dorsum and palm of the left and right hands could not be satisfactorily dissociated from the veteran's military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and that his major depression was not related to his military service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted a rating in excess of this for his PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD requires further development, including obtaining unit records and conducting a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the claimed condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran should be provided a VA examination to determine whether he has PTSD due to service stressors, and his claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's claimed conditions to his active service. The veteran was not granted service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, a vision condition, headaches, or a digestive condition.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not related to his military service and denied the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied the veteran's claim for service connection. The knee disability issue is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service hearing loss or PTSD, and the current conditions are considered to be related to the natural progression of aging rather than military service.

The VA granted a 50 percent rating for the veteran's PTSD, effective April 10, 2004. The claim remains pending as it was not fully resolved.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that he did not meet all eligibility criteria on the effective date of the liberalizing law or VA issue. The veteran is currently rated at 100% for PTSD since March 25, 2004.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance was denied because it was not filed within the two-year period after his service connection for PTSD was granted, and there is no evidence of mental incompetence during that time.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that the veteran's claim for service connection was denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a verified stressor or current diagnosis attributable to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the veteran's service-connected PTSD. The effective date of the grant of service connection remains to be determined.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating of 70 percent effective from September 17, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran's injuries were not proximately caused by his participation in VA vocational rehabilitation training, and thus denied both PTSD and broken nose claims under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's skin rash and respiratory problems were not found to be service-connected. The psychiatric disorder (PTSD) was found to be service-connected.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, effective from the date service connection was granted (May 16, 2002), based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is not service-connected due to lack of corroborating evidence for his claimed in-service personal assault.