PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has scheduled the veteran for a hearing before the Board due to his request, and the appeal is remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his combat experiences in service and grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement with respect to the June 2001 denial of his claim for service connection for PTSD, and thus the decision is considered final.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 10 percent rating since April 24, 2001.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to new evidence submitted after the August 2005 Statement of the Case, and because the veteran has alleged that his condition has worsened. The RO must consider this new evidence, re-adjudicate the claim, obtain updated medical records, and schedule a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service, specifically his combat experiences during World War II. As a result, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD with paranoid schizophrenia, rated at 70 percent disabling, now renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The TDIU is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, lumbago claimed as a back disorder, and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder. The decision also denied an earlier effective date prior to July 3, 2000, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a total schedular rating.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for PTSD was granted, with the effective date set at March 30, 1981.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is due to his military service and grants this claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to inadequate notice and the need for verification of claimed stressors. The RO must ensure proper VCAA notification, obtain all relevant records, and provide a VA psychiatric examination if necessary.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no medical diagnosis of the condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence of an in-service stressor related to her sexual assault and that her current symptoms were not directly linked to her military service.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms, including flashbacks, constant and recurrent memories, suicidal ideation, depressed mood, social isolation, and inability to work, have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment. The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of the reduction in July 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, denial of service connection for Ménier's disease as secondary to tinnitus, and denial of increased ratings for his inguinal hernia repairs. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent prior to December 6, 2004. On and after February 1, 2005, the rating was increased to 50 percent.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no verified in-service stressors and concluded the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.