PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred or aggravated as a result of military service and did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on exposure to toxic chemicals.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a chronic disability resulting from fatigue and neurological impairment, finding that there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors and attributing his current symptoms to known clinical diagnoses.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment since the date of claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, right knee injury, and left thumb, hand, or wrist injuries have been denied as there is no current disability of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD related to confirmed in-service stressors and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied. The issue of service connection for a skin disorder remains pending as it was remanded.

The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his PTSD was caused by his active military service from October 1964 to June 1969.

The veteran is not entitled to payment of compensation at the monthly rate of $2,163 from April 1, 1993.

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

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD since the date service connection was granted, finding that his symptoms meet the criteria for such a rating.

The veteran's son, A.C., is not considered permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD from August 1, 2004 (excluding the period between February 14, 2005 and March 31, 2005) was granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service records substantiate one of his stressors and he is entitled to a VA psychiatric examination for the purpose of determining the etiology of his PTSD. The claim was granted as it is at least as likely as not (50 percent or more likelihood) that the veteran's PTSD began during or is causally linked to an October 1975 assault in which he was hit by a chair while in service.

The Board found that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim of service connection for PTSD, as he failed to provide information about a verified in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the diagnosis of PTSD. The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD will be reconsidered with additional medical evaluations and information.

The veteran's asthma, chloracne, and peripheral neuropathy were not found to be related to service. Service connection for these conditions was denied. The veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10%.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating.

The veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD was denied by the Board. The case is now remanded to the RO for further proceedings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD and right shoulder disability, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD or any rating above 20 percent for his right shoulder disability.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD related to service and denied his claim for service connection.