PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by symptoms including intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, and auditory hallucinations. The Board finds that the criteria for a 70 percent rating are met.

The veteran's PTSD claim is being remanded for additional development, including a new examination to assess the severity of his condition. His TDIU claim remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not engage in combat with an enemy and therefore cannot establish service connection for PTSD based on a claimed in-service stressor. The claim is denied.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there is no credible evidence of a sufficient stressor to support the diagnosis. The claim for lipomatosis with scars also failed, as the sum of the scar areas did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD was granted, with the effective date set at November 3, 1994. The veteran is currently rated at 100 percent for PTSD.

The Board has found that the veteran's stressor is verified and her PTSD is linked to service. The Board also found no other psychiatric disability related to service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran did not serve in combat and his claimed PTSD stressors were not corroborated by credible supporting evidence, thus denying service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD based on verified stressors and there was no indication that any psychiatric disorder originated in service or was otherwise related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus render him unemployable, and thus grants a TDIU based on these conditions.

The veteran does not have PTSD, and the Board finds that his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 5, 2003 and found no basis to grant a higher rating beginning on March 5, 2003.

The veteran's PTSD is currently manifested by occasional nightmares and other psychiatric symptoms attributed to non-service-connected disorders. The RO denied an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that the criteria for such a rating are not met based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressor events. The veteran's claims for PTSD, cardiomyopathy, and TDIU will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted as his claimed stressors are supported by evidence in his service records.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, finding that the veteran's current conditions are due to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pain and numbness of the hands and arms, diabetes mellitus secondary to Agent Orange exposure, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and TDIU.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, finding that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and concluding that his symptoms do not meet the criteria for this disorder.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment since May 10, 2002. The Board grants a disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD effective from that date.