PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, hypertension at noncompensable, and bilateral hearing loss at noncompensable. The initial evaluations for all conditions are granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for jungle rot, to include tinea pedis, has been reopened and granted.,The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has also been reopened and granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and evaluation of the veteran's mental competency due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, and the veteran's COPD claim is denied. The TDIU issue will be addressed in a separate remand.

The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, but the RO has not been able to verify his claimed inservice stressors. The case is being remanded to attempt verification of these events and to schedule a VA examination if necessary.

The veteran's PTSD was not manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to July 22, 2005. Since then, his PTSD has not resulted in such impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed condition of PTSD and there is no evidence to support a stressor event in service. Therefore, service connection for PTSD cannot be granted.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew it prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. However, additional development is required regarding the underlying service connection claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and left below the knee amputation due to a cold injury sustained in service were denied as there is no current medical diagnosis of PTSD, and no evidence linking the cold injury to the left lower extremity resulting in an amputation.

The VA Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent disability rating from March 9, 1998 through June 6, 1999.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher initial evaluation than 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 30 percent.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30% and the claim for a higher rating has been denied. The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a T/R.

The Board has assigned a 100 percent rating for PTSD from April 15, 1986. The effective date of service connection for PTSD is therefore April 15, 1986.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent effective May 22, 2002. The claim for service connection of hypertension as secondary to PTSD has been reopened.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of PTSD and lumbosacral strain, as well as TDIU, are being remanded due to the failure to comply with VA's duty to notify and provide an adequate examination.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The decision is based on direct evidence and not involving any presumption or secondary relationship.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and readjudication due to conflicting findings regarding the credibility of the veteran's reported stressors.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further adjudication, including consideration of a potential CUE in the initial 1986 rating decision.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to their combined rating of 30 percent, which is less than the required 60 percent.