PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is a result of an assault during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for the service-connected PTSD, effective from October 16, 1999. The veteran's PTSD is currently productive of severe social and occupational impairment.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and other procedural issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, foot fungus, nerve damage to the arm and shoulder, and lung and breathing problems. The decision also noted that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression and anxiety, finding that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent rating, effective November 7, 2002. The current level of impairment is considered to be no more than occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent evaluation, effective July 2003. The veteran's symptoms are currently rated as reducing reliability and productivity.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from March 17, 2003 to February 14, 2005, based on the veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective from February 8, 2005.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the diagnosis and etiology of the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including whether it meets the criteria for PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of total occupational and social impairment during the entire appeal period, warranting a 100% evaluation. The skin disorder claim remains pending.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, and bipolar disorder, are related to service. This includes seeking evidence of a personal assault during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD cannot be granted because there is no credible supporting evidence of a stressor event in service and thus, the veteran did not meet the regulatory requirement to establish entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 50% or higher evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent for the purpose of accrued benefits, and this rating is being denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, service connection for hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy, lymphedema, and TDIU. The evidence did not support higher ratings or additional service connections.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including providing notice on service connection for PTSD due to sexual assault and reopening of a claim for organic mood disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of October 10, 2000, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.