PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no persuasive medical opinion establishing a link between his alleged personal assault and PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the occurrence of a stressor related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for mental disorders and alcoholism are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination, verification of dates of active duty, and proper notice under Dingess v. Nicholson.

The veteran's residual anxiety with a history of PTSD manifests with occupational and social impairment, warranting a 30 percent evaluation.

The veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability. The veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD must be remanded due to insufficient information regarding his claimed in-service stressors. The VA will attempt to verify these stressors and provide additional assistance.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The claim for TDIU remains denied.

The VA has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder does not warrant a rating higher than the current 50 percent evaluation.

The VA Board has granted the veteran a 50 percent rating for his service-connected PTSD, finding that the evidence supports this level of disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD, which is currently rated at 70 percent disabling, does not warrant an increased rating due to the severity of his symptoms and functioning.

The Board has granted a 100% rating for PTSD effective May 8, 2006, finding that the veteran's symptoms have resulted in total social and occupational impairment.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat while on active duty and his service records do not reflect he served in Vietnam. As a result, the claim of service connection for PTSD is denied.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD does not render him unemployable due to his condition, as he is capable of performing sedentary work with little manual labor.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since September 1, 2006. Prior to that date, the rating was 30 percent. The Board found that the current level of impairment warrants a higher evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since February 19, 2002. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher rating for PTSD prior to February 15, 2007 and grants an evaluation of 30 percent for PTSD since February 15, 2007.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated at 50 percent, which meets the criteria for a higher evaluation. The pes planus has been rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of his original claim in August 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claims, finding that new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate his claim for service connection for psychiatric disorders beyond anxiety neurosis and found that the current evaluation of 10 percent for anxiety neurosis adequately reflects the severity of the disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD related to his active service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.