PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling prior to October 27, 2003. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective from February 27, 2002, and as the veteran was not gainfully employed during this period, his TDIU claim is moot.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and secondary service connection for a skin disability (neurodermatitis) as due to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) with respect to the veteran's service connection claim for heart disease, new and material evidence claim for PTSD, and increased rating claim for chronic inactive pulmonary histoplasmosis with COPD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an increased rating for bilateral tinnitus, and a claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has assigned an effective date of May 27, 1998 for the grant of service connection for PTSD based on new evidence found in the veteran's service department records.

The Board denied an initial evaluation greater than 30 percent for PTSD and did not grant a retroactive effective date earlier than May 28, 1999.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a disability rating of 50 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since July 27, 1998 and remains so to the present.

The Board found no competent medical evidence showing a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor and the appellant did not engage in combat with the enemy.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no corroborated in-service stressor and a lack of confirmed diagnosis.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for VCAA notification and development. The case will be re-adjudicated after these steps are completed.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is required to determine if the veteran currently has PTSD and whether it is related to his service. The veteran's anxiety disorder evaluation remains under review.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left knee disability and service connection for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including obtaining personnel records, corroborating stressor information from JSRRC, and obtaining VA outpatient treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for scars from multiple fragmentation wounds of both hands and service connection for PTSD. The evidence did not support the veteran's claim for a higher rating, as there was no medical evidence indicating any limitation of function or motion of his hands. For PTSD, the Board found that the veteran had not met the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the occurrence of a verified stressor and the need for further medical examination.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The veteran's service-connected PTSD does not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD did not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to December 2, 2005.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent disabling from September 13, 2002 to September 7, 2005.