PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2009

The veteran's PTSD has been found to be moderately severe, warranting a 70 percent initial rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, as there was no verified in-service stressor and the evidence did not support a link between his PTSD and his in-service amputation of the tips of his left third and fourth fingers.

The veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for post-traumatic stress disorder and a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability is being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The claim for PTSD was remanded.

The veteran's symptoms for PTSD do not warrant a disability rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than February 3, 2006, for service connection for PTSD.

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

The veteran's PTSD symptoms do not warrant a disability rating in excess of 50 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was remanded to obtain additional evidence and verify the claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for multiple sclerosis, and the Board has no jurisdiction over this claim.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a skin disorder claimed as a residual of exposure to Agent Orange. However, it has denied service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, and PTSD.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's initial rating for PTSD was increased to 50 percent, effective December 23, 2002. The Board found that the evidence supported a 70 percent rating for the entire period of the appeal.

The veteran's PTSD symptomatology is not productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and chronic disability resulting from an illness or combination of illnesses manifested by fatigue and neurological impairment claimed as secondary to the Persian Gulf War were remanded for additional development, including verification of alleged stressors and further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychophysiologic musculoskeletal reaction, manifested by tension headaches; a nervous disorder; and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from January 16, 2004, as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. Prior to that date, a 30 percent rating was assigned.

The Board found that an earlier effective date of August 21, 2001, for the grant of a 70 percent disability rating for service-connected PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was warranted.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the veteran's claimed in-service sexual assault was not corroborated by credible evidence.