PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for right foot disability, PTSD, pancreatitis, and back disability. The veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of a current disability related to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is not related to his military service, including service in Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD caused no more than an occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD. The claim for service connection for PTSD is also granted.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, which was granted on February 15, 2000, is denied. The earliest possible effective date is the date of his petition to reopen the claim.

The Board has found that the veteran's PTSD is likely due to events during service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and does not have a corroborated in-service stressor upon which a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder may be predicated. As such, service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD and found that the veteran's industrial impairment is no more than considerable. The effective date of TDIU benefits remains prior to August 13, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and the veteran did not provide any information regarding such.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating from October 11, 2005.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and thus concluding that there is no basis to grant service connection.

The Board denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence of the claimed conditions or stressors in service. The veteran's claims for PTSD and an unspecified disorder due to herbicide exposure were not supported by credible supporting evidence as required under VA regulations. Service connection was also denied for a kidney disorder, right knee disorder, left arm disorder, and chronic fever.

The Board finds that the veteran does not currently have PTSD and therefore denies his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for PTSD with secondary alcohol abuse and denied his other issues, including service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence of PTSD and the veteran's right testicle removal was not caused by service. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied, and a compensable rating for residuals of a right orchiectomy is also denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD. The reopened claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is currently under review.

The veteran's claim for full compensation benefits during his period of incarceration due to a felony conviction is denied as the provisions of VA law and regulations do not allow such payments.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a BVA video conference hearing at the RO. The claims file needs to be returned to the AOJ so that his representative can review it and prepare for the hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied the remaining claims as to all other disabilities.