PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) based on PTSD. The appellant is now eligible to receive attorney fees from past-due benefits awarded as a result of this decision.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD, while productive of some anxiety and sleep impairment, did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as it was noted to be mostly mild with intermittent periods of occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied a compensable disability rating for malaria. The veteran's PTSD is supported by medical evidence of a diagnosis, participation in combat while in service, and a link between current symptoms and the in-service stressor. However, there is no medical evidence of active or residual malaria.

The Board found no evidence of a current PTSD diagnosis and concluded that the veteran's symptoms are inconsistent with some of his nightmares, ruling out a PTSD diagnosis. The stressor incident was not corroborated by other sources, and there is no link between the veteran's military service and his claimed PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to insufficient evidence of a verified in-service stressor. The veteran's claim for evaluation of residuals of right navicular fracture was not addressed as it is unclear if the appeal was about service connection or another issue.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. As such, these claims remain denied.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD, hypertension, gastrointestinal disability, hemorrhoids, cervical spine disability, lumbosacral spine disability, and rash as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional treatment records.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found no evidence of the presence or onset of these conditions during service, within a year after separation, or due to service-connected disabilities.

The VA Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent rating, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's initial evaluations for tinnitus and PTSD have been granted, but no increase in ratings is allowed as the maximum schedular ratings are already assigned.

The Board finds that the criteria for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on March 1, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center have been met due to a relative equipoise in evidence regarding whether arthroscopic surgery was rendered in a medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 30 percent evaluation, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further proceedings consistent with a Joint Motion for Remand. The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, and the appeal will be remanded to determine if there are sufficient stressors in service that could support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board found that the July 9, 1994 rating decision assigning a 50% disability rating for PTSD with an effective date of February 27, 1994 was not based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of evidence supporting the diagnosis.,The claim for compensation for a right hip and buttock disorder as the result of treatment at a VA medical facility pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was denied because there is no evidence showing that the veteran's current condition is related to the treatment received.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to his combat experiences in Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD symptoms do not warrant a rating higher than 70 percent, as they did not meet criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the merits of the claim, and no new evidence was required.