PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2008

The veteran's appeal for service connection for an enlarged prostate, claimed as due to herbicide exposure, was withdrawn. Service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was granted based on credible evidence of a combat-related stressor.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis.

The appeal is being remanded for further development of the evidence related to service connection for PTSD, an increased rating for left paravertebral muscle strain, and a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified in-service stressors.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms have worsened, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is rated at 100 percent due to total occupational and social impairment.

The claim of service connection for major depressive disorder (previously claimed as a nervous condition) was reopened due to new and material evidence, but the appeal is remanded for further development.

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

The veteran is entitled to an effective date of February 15, 2002, for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the presumption that proper procedures were not followed regarding notification of a prior denial.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent due to total social and occupational impairment.

The Board found that the criteria for an effective date earlier than May 14, 2001, for the assignment of a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD and for the grant of a TDIU rating have not been met.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent, effective September 20, 2006, due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment. The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the condition effective September 17, 2002.

The veteran's service-connected post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by ongoing symptoms that cause deficiencies in areas such as mood, family relations, and work. The Board has determined that a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD is warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to a lack of corroborated in-service stressors.

The veteran's PTSD has been manifested by complaints of panic attacks, depressive mood, and sleep impairment, with Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores indicating no more than moderate impairment. The Board finds that an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's PTSD is not warranted.

The claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened, but the claims for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and hypothyroidism, each claimed as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation, were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied due to a lack of verified in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the claimed in-service stressors have not been corroborated and there is no credible evidence linking the current diagnosis to service.