PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete service records and a need to verify the veteran's complete period of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and noting that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for further examination and development of evidence.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU rating.

The veteran's claim for TDIU was granted with an effective date of March 14, 2002. The RO considered the January 1995 SSA award letter as a pending claim for TDIU and determined that the earliest date entitlement arose is October 19, 2000.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the appropriate disability evaluation for his service-connected PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as they did not result in significant impairment such as obsessive rituals, near-continuous panic or depression affecting ability to function independently, or impaired impulse control.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and cluster headaches, and granted service connection for hearing loss but assigned a noncompensable rating.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD was denied. The RO granted a 30% evaluation effective October 16, 2001 and increased it to 50% effective the same date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; whether new and material evidence was received to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and numbness to the arms; and ratings in excess of 10 percent for herniated muscle of the left thigh and chondromalacia of the right knee. The veteran's claims were also denied for earlier effective dates.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD has been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and information from Social Security Administration.

The veteran's claim to reopen the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than June 26, 2002 for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of entitlement under the law.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD, including a lack of verified stressors and incomplete medical records. The veteran must provide more specific information about his alleged stressors in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and Bronchial Asthma, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic PTSD. However, additional development is needed before a final decision can be made.

The Board found that the appellant did not engage in combat with the enemy and could not verify any of his claimed stressful experiences. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hepatitis. The decision found that PTSD did not originate in service, and his hepatitis was not related to military service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, effective September 3, 2003. Prior to this date, the disability was rated at 30 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for substance abuse and a higher rating for PTSD were denied by the VA Regional Office in Louisville, Kentucky.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent, based on symptoms consistent with reduced reliability and productivity.