PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 15, 1982, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected PTSD was denied because the evidence did not establish that he is unemployable as a result of his service-connected disability.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent for both periods, prior to and after August 28, 2007.

The appeal was denied due to the lack of a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD based on verified in-service stressors.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied due to a lack of credible supporting evidence corroborating his claimed in-service stressors.

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 and no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The veteran's left knee arthralgia with normal x-ray findings is granted as a secondary condition to his service-connected bilateral foot disability. Service connection for PTSD is denied due to the lack of a current diagnosis.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has been granted a 100 percent disability rating, which resolves the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to higher evaluations for PTSD, avitaminosis, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD as the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the veteran's period of active military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating to 70 percent for PTSD was granted, while the claims for service connection and reopening of hypertension, heart condition, and bilateral hearing loss were denied.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and residuals of a head injury, found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim for idiopathic cardiomyopathy and renal insufficiency, determined that the veteran's PTSD did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 70 percent, and concluded that he was not entitled to TDIU.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher initial disability rating, and bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.

The veteran's PTSD was rated as 70 percent disabling, while the rating for DDD with osteoarthritis and mechanical low back pain remained at 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the preponderance of evidence indicated it was not linked to a verified in-service stressor.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his active military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied because the record does not provide credible supporting evidence to verify the occurrence of her claimed PTSD-inducing stressor.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for PTSD and TDIU were denied as there was no legal entitlement to an earlier effective date based on the evidence provided.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim and that the veteran's symptoms were reasonably related to his in-service stressors.