PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that no earlier effective date could be assigned due to lack of evidence meeting all eligibility criteria on April 11, 1980 when PTSD was added as a diagnostic entity in VA's Schedule for Rating Mental Disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating, effective from March 27, 2003. The decision also addressed the veteran's claim of tinnitus but found no evidence linking it to service.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 20, 2002 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35. The veteran's claim for a TDIU was not addressed in this decision.

The veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including examinations and clarification of opinions regarding his PTSD and lumbar spine disability.

The veteran's claim for increased PTSD and TDIU is being remanded due to conflicting evidence of severity, the need for a VA examination, and consideration of all psychiatric symptoms in adjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than July 10, 1998 for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the lack of factual ascertainability that his service-connected psychiatric disability resulted in severe social and industrial inadaptability prior to that date.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder related to the veteran's active military service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for a personality disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and sarcoidosis. For PTSD, the Board found that the evidence did not show a total or severe disruption in family or employment relationships due to PTSD, thus denying an increased rating beyond the current 50%.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than April 30, 1997 for a 100 percent rating for PTSD. The decision found that it was not factually ascertainable that the veteran had total occupational impairment prior to April 30, 1997.

The Board has ordered further development due to inconsistencies in the diagnosis of PTSD and unconfirmed stressors. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded for additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 100% evaluation for service-connected psychiatric disability should be June 1, 2000.

The Board has ordered a remand for further development, including obtaining an opinion from the VA psychiatrist regarding whether the veteran's depressive disorder had its onset during service or is related to any in-service disease or injury.

The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for PTSD effective from the date of the claim, and denied service connection for a low back disorder.

The veteran's PTSD is currently assigned a 50 percent disability evaluation, but the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for PTSD, but denied service connection due to lack of credible corroborating evidence supporting the veteran's claimed in-service stressor.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is being remanded to allow for the development of additional medical evidence and a new VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining private medical records from Dr. Norstein.