PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted a disability rating of 40 percent for lumbar paravertebral myositis with small disk protrusion, effective from August 12, 1997. The veteran's hypertension and PTSD remain rated at their current levels.

The Board finds that the veteran has PTSD as a result of his in-service stressor and grants service connection for this condition. However, there is no evidence to support a finding that the veteran's current hepatitis C is related to his time in service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and a shell fragment wound to the neck, are severe enough to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation of his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 30 percent. The evidence did not show that the veteran's disability picture more closely approximated the criteria for a 50% rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to a pre-existing condition aggravated by in-service sexual harassment. Service connection for Major Depressive Disorder is denied as there is no evidence linking the disorder to service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to assess his PTSD and diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing notice of disability rating and effective date.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective September 20, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case for a Decision Review Officer (DRO) hearing and will notify the appellant of the scheduled hearing at their latest address of record.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors actually occurred.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 50 percent evaluation from February 10, 1997 to August 6, 1998. The claim for TDIU prior to this date remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD, including unit history and daily log reports from his assigned units in Vietnam. The claim is also pending verification of a stressor event at Tan Son Nhut Air Force base.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and depression, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-IV and insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between his current psychiatric conditions and service.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic back disability was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,The Board also found that the veteran's claims of service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD were denied on the merits, but his claim for PTSD was reopened based on new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was incurred as a result of his active service and granted entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is a result of combat experienced during his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD cannot be earlier than March 10, 2000 as there was no successful attempt to reopen the claim prior to this date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and cancer of the mouth, finding no verified stressors for PTSD and dismissing the appeal regarding cancer of the mouth.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the RO must remand the case for further development.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent, the highest schedular rating available. As a result, his claim for TDIU is moot.