PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran argues for an earlier effective date of July 16, 2001 for the award of service connection and compensation for PTSD. The Board finds that the RO was correct in assigning this date as there is no evidence of a prior claim filed before July 16, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD produces some occupational and social impairment, but not to a level warranting a higher rating. The claim for an increased initial rating for PTSD was denied.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder has been rated at 100 percent since January 20, 2000 due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues with notification and medical records.

The veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood due to symptoms such as near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively; impaired impulse control (such as unprovoked irritability with periods of violence); difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances (including work or a work-like setting); and an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships for the period prior to December 11, 2002.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. However, there is no indication of a direct or presumptive link between the veteran's military service and these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of his claims, including scheduling a hearing and obtaining additional evidence from SSA.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for lumbosacral strain is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and verifying stressors. The veteran's low back disability will also be examined by a VA orthopedic examiner.

The Board dismissed the veteran's motion for CUE because he did not clearly and specifically set forth alleged errors of fact or law in the February 5, 2004 decision.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating than 30 percent, as his symptoms do not cause occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed PTSD and its connection to service. The veteran must provide more specific details about his alleged stressors, and VA will conduct further development including a VA examination.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and combat involvement.

The Board found that the veteran did not have a diagnosed condition of PTSD and there was no evidence linking his current symptoms to an in-service stressor. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is due to an in-service stressor involving seeing a village hit with artillery fired from the USS New Jersey during convoy operations. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and his claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, concluding that the veteran does not have this condition and instead has schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his VA treatment records and a new examination. The issue remains whether he should receive an evaluation higher than 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that it results in total occupational impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 26, 2002 for the award of nonservice-connected disability pension benefits (NSC pension) due to lack of evidence showing he was unemployable prior to June 15, 1998.