PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that his claimed stressors were not verified and he did not engage in combat with an enemy.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to experiences during his active service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and thus, his claimed stressors were not verified. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD related to any inservice stressor.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed chronic acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered the RO to verify appellant's claimed service stressors and reopen his claim for post-traumatic stress disorder. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and has also granted an increased rating to 30 percent for the veteran's skin disability.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be service-connected and rated at 100% disabling, meeting the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder and metabolic myopathy due to PFK deficiency. The veteran's current cardiac pathology is attributed to non-service connected disabilities, which affects his claim for an increased evaluation for mitral valve prolapse since January 12, 1998.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and denied the veteran's claims for service connection. The claim for an increased rating for acne of the face and scalp was also denied, as the medical evidence did not show that the condition warranted a higher rating than 30 percent. Regarding the earlier effective date for the 30 percent rating, the Board found that no competent medical evidence existed for the one-year period prior to October 19, 1998, which would have supported an earlier effective date.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining treatment reports from Dr. Paik and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to assess the current severity of his PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and thus, his PTSD is not service-connected. The stressors reported by the veteran were not verified as occurring during service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records and for a new psychiatric examination to assess the severity of his PTSD.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability effective May 27, 2003, the date of his claim for this benefit.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher 50 percent rating is warranted based on the severity of his symptoms.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating in excess of 70 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 100 percent schedular rating.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating, his left middle finger amputation and shell fragment wound to the back of the head were each granted a 10 percent disability rating, and his bilateral hearing loss was granted a noncompensable (zero percent) disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and an increased rating for residuals of circumcision. The claim for service connection was based on secondary service connection, but the examiner did not provide sufficient evidence to support this theory.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have PTSD incurred as a result of an incident of military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD as a result of active military service.