PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder (claimed as secondary to the left ankle disorder), and PTSD are not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete documentation and needs further investigation into the veteran's claimed stressors in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy in his lower extremities, bilateral tinnitus, renal insufficiency, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision also denied the reopening of a claim for a psychiatric condition other than PTSD.

The veteran is seeking an effective date prior to October 11, 2002 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence supports a denial of this claim as the earliest possible effective date is October 11, 2002.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD, effective January 15, 2004, based on the veteran's occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors, and thus concluded that the preponderance of evidence is against the appellant's claim.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not warrant an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating, as there was no evidence of increased disability within one year prior to his March 3, 2003 claim.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for PTSD, but dismissed the claim for diabetes mellitus due to lack of evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed in-service stressors are not supported by credible supporting evidence and therefore, service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder cannot be established.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for PTSD, effective from the date of claim. The veteran's right wrist fracture is rated at 10 percent.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD, rated at 50 percent prior to November 8, 2001, does not warrant a higher rating based on the symptoms and impairment described.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The record does not support a conclusion that the veteran engaged in combat while on active duty or provided credible supporting evidence to corroborate his report of in-service stressors upon which this diagnosis was based.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD rendered him demonstrably unable to obtain or retain employment as of March 28, 1988 and granted an effective date of March 28, 1988 for the grant of a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and compliance with the Board's October 2004 remand directives.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found that the veteran's back condition is not related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD and scars were not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service due to lack of corroborating evidence for alleged stressors, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of hepatitis C was denied. The claim for PTSD remains pending and will be remanded.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation, as his symptoms do not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 50 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need to verify the veteran's claimed combat stressors and consider additional evidence submitted since the last decision.

The veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in March 1999 due to the evidence not corroborating the claimed stressors. The Board dismissed the appeal without prejudice.