PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2007

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for separate 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus and an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding no legal basis for the requested ratings and concluding that the earliest possible effective date was December 1, 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and there is no verified stressor to support such a diagnosis. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD as a result of his active duty service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a disability rating of 50 percent, effective from July 22, 2003.

For the period from February 10, 2004 to January 21, 2007, the veteran's PTSD was manifested by anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, recurring nightmares, memory flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, hypervigilence, an exaggerated startle response, irritability, and social isolation. This combination of symptoms produced occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to disturbances of motivation and mood and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.,As of January 22, 2007, the veteran's PTSD was manifested by severe psychiatric symptoms that produced total occupational impairment.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The veteran's current depressive disorder was not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board finds the veteran's residuals of a left orbital floor fracture with macular degenerative changes and an enophthalmos left eye are appropriately rated under the criteria of Diagnostic Code 6009. The claim for entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent must be denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and thus denying the claim.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressor events. The issues of service connection for PTSD and right shoulder torn rotator cuff as secondary to the service-connected left shoulder disability are also being addressed.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently suffer from PTSD or an anxiety disorder associated with service, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted increased ratings. The effective date is not specified.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current medical diagnosis of PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating of 70 percent is warranted based on his symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, weight gain and hair loss/skin disorder due to an undiagnosed illness. The Board found no credible evidence of in-service stressors for PTSD, and concluded that the veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The Board found credible her testimony regarding in-service sexual assaults, which led to a diagnosis of PTSD. As such, the Board granted service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the stressor verification process is incomplete and requires further development, including a search for records specific to the veteran's alleged stressors during his service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a hearing, and no final determination can be made without further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence that a claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.