PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The veteran's PTSD was granted higher initial evaluations of 50 percent and 70 percent, but the claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied.

The veteran's PTSD did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent from February 20, 2002, to October 24, 2007, nor is a rating in excess of 50 percent warranted from October 25, 2007.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied as there is no verified in-service stressor.

The Board grants service connection for PTSD based on the veteran's combat experiences during World War II.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's current diagnosis is likely due to traumatic events experienced during his active service in Vietnam.

The appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to evaluate the severity of the veteran's PTSD.

The appeal is remanded to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and obtain a more detailed psychiatric examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for low back strain with anomalous lumbosacral joint were denied.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's claimed in-service personal assaults and their impact on her mental health.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as he did not meet all eligibility criteria for the liberalized benefit on the effective date of the relevant law and such eligibility did not exist continuously from that date to the date of claim in October 2003.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is not shown to be of such severity as to warrant a disability rating greater than the currently assigned 50 percent evaluation, and he is not unemployable due solely to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's initial rating for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was increased to 50 percent, effective February 18, 2003.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as there was no verified in-service stressor and the veteran did not have a current diagnosis of PTSD that met the criteria under DSM-IV.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is not shown to be of such severity as to warrant a disability rating greater than the currently assigned 50 percent evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD diagnosis has been attributed to a verified in-service stressor, and service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran does not have PTSD, and therefore service connection for PTSD is denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to unverifiable or non-qualifying in-service stressors. The veteran was granted nonservice-connected pension benefits based on his permanent and total disability.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD, as new and material evidence was not received.

The Board denied service connection for right knee disability and PTSD, but found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for lumbosacral strain, discogenic disease.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for PTSD, bilateral tinnitus, cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, sleep apnea, left ear hearing loss, and service connection for hypertension and post concussion syndrome with headaches and short term memory loss were denied.