PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

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

The veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including service connection for a heart condition, PTSD evaluation, pes planus evaluation, and hearing loss. The Board has determined that these claims must be remanded due to procedural errors.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as gross thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting self or others, intermittent ability to perform activities of daily living, disorientation to time or place, and memory loss has not been demonstrated. Therefore, the claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a disability evaluation of 50 percent, effective from June 29, 2001.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50% evaluation as of November 6, 1996.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the veteran's PTSD and sleep apnea are linked to his service, warranting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, atypical psychosis, and anxiety disorder, is service-connected. The decision was based on new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The veteran's thyroid disorder, diagnosed as hypothyroidism, is not the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service. The RO denied service connection for PTSD and urinary disorder and impotence (claimed as kidney and bladder problems and sexual dysfunction).

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to establish whether the veteran has PTSD as a result of verified in-service stressors. The claim will be remanded for further development.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 10 percent disability evaluation, which is the minimum rating available under the applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's PTSD with Adjustment Disorder and Chronic Anxiety has resulted in total occupational and social impairment since August 30, 2001. The Board granted a disability rating of 100 percent effective from that date.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD was manifested by depression, hypervigilance, hyperarousal, suspiciousness, mild memory loss, and a slightly blunted affect resulting in no more than definite social and industrial impairment and no more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The criteria for entitlement to assignment of a disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent were not met prior to July 18, 2005.

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

The Board has determined that the appellant's PTSD did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent during the period from March 26, 2001 to April 17, 2003 and does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent since April 18, 2003.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for right knee disability. The May 1975 rating decision denying this claim is final.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that the earliest possible effective date is June 28, 2002, which was the date the veteran filed his original claim.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling, and the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment, finding that recovery was not against equity and good conscience.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and records review.