PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2006

The VA determined that there is no current medical diagnosis of PTSD and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent, while his hearing loss remains noncompensable.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hepatitis were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for fibromyalgia was also denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no evidence of combat participation and insufficient corroborated in-service stressors.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital on September 20 & 21, 2005 are denied as the treatment was not for an emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, a skin condition (eczema/lichen simplex chronicus), and a prostate condition were denied as secondary to exposure to herbicide agents. The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and thus his stressors must be verified by official service records or other credible supporting evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, maintaining the initial 30 percent rating since June 7, 1999.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and residuals of a left knee injury, but denied an increased rating for lumbar paravertebral myositis. The veteran's claims are remanded to obtain additional Social Security Administration records and to schedule the veteran for another VA spine examination.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling prior to October 27, 2003. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective from February 27, 2002, and as the veteran was not gainfully employed during this period, his TDIU claim is moot.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and secondary service connection for a skin disability (neurodermatitis) as due to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) with respect to the veteran's service connection claim for heart disease, new and material evidence claim for PTSD, and increased rating claim for chronic inactive pulmonary histoplasmosis with COPD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an increased rating for bilateral tinnitus, and a claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has assigned an effective date of May 27, 1998 for the grant of service connection for PTSD based on new evidence found in the veteran's service department records.

The Board denied an initial evaluation greater than 30 percent for PTSD and did not grant a retroactive effective date earlier than May 28, 1999.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a disability rating of 50 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since July 27, 1998 and remains so to the present.

The Board found no competent medical evidence showing a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor and the appellant did not engage in combat with the enemy.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no corroborated in-service stressor and a lack of confirmed diagnosis.