PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete instructions and notifications in the case. The veteran's service connection for PTSD is remanded for further examination and determination of whether he meets the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.

The Board found no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and thus denied the claim for service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD with dysthymia is shown to be productive of a disability picture that more nearly approximates that of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service and granted his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent from May 29, 2003 to July 28, 2005 and in excess of 70 percent since July 29, 2005.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of reopening his PTSD service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, a skin disorder secondary to exposure to Agent Orange, and hearing loss. The VA found no evidence of these conditions in service or that they are related to service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no medical diagnosis of PTSD in the record.

The veteran's PTSD and essential tremors were found to be related to his military service, leading to a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing records from October 1992 to November 1996 and reconstructing the file in chronological order.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to October 19, 2005, and increased to 70 percent thereafter. The claim remains in appellate status as the maximum rating available under VA regulations is not met.

The Board denied the motion for reversal of rating decisions in January 1976, February 1979, and August 1985 on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The effective date earlier than December 22, 1995, for service connection and a 100% rating for PTSD was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 30, 2000, for the award of service connection for PTSD. The evidence did not show that the veteran met all eligibility criteria for a grant of service connection for PTSD as of April 11, 1980.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent for PTSD from February 4, 2004.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and a chronic skin disorder (claimed as tinea pedis and jungle rot), finding that new evidence supports the veteran's reported in-service stressors. Service connection for diabetes mellitus was also granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the occurrence of in-service stressors.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating of his PTSD has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to September 28, 2004 and increased to 50 percent effective December 1, 2004. The rating of 30 percent is maintained for the period prior to September 28, 2004.

The Board has granted an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD from 30 percent to 50 percent.