PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 11, 2001 for a 100 percent disability evaluation for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's claims for increased rating for varicose veins, service connection for PTSD, and service connection for a positive TB test are denied. The claim for residuals of a neck injury is remanded.

The veteran was granted service connection for PTSD. The right knee degenerative changes and skin disorder of the feet were denied as not related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and thus denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and a need for further examination. The veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is pending.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a higher evaluation for his migraine headaches. The veteran was not granted service connection due to lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors, and his headache disability was rated at 30%.

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

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants an initial rating of 50 percent, effective from April 20, 1998.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a psychiatric examination.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest possible disability rating, and his degenerative disc disease with myofascial syndrome of the entire spine is also rated at its maximum. The VA has granted these ratings effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the claim of CUE regarding a 1991 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD. The evidence considered at that time did not support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent since February 10, 2003, reflecting moderately severe to severe symptoms. Prior to that date, the disability was rated at 50 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records related to the veteran's right knee surgery in April 1981.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic nervous disorder in service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis, leg disability, low back disability, anemia, menstrual disorder, lip scars, and PTSD, were denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship between these conditions and her military service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified stressor prior to October 30, 1996.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected and an increased rating for his lumbosacral strain is granted.