PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for hypertension, finding that there is no competent evidence to support these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, head trauma residuals, and postoperative lipoma residuals due to a lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The veteran's service-connected perforated eardrum is rated at the maximum schedular evaluation. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD remains pending.

The Board found no evidence that the veteran's child was permanently incapable of self-support prior to turning 18 years old, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that his symptoms warrant this level of disability.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, Hepatitis C, Right Knee Injury with Arthritis, and Injury to Chin as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran's muscle and joint aches and swelling are also found to be related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted the appellant's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for anxiety and bipolar disorder, finding new and material evidence. The issue of whether he is entitled to service connection for PTSD secondary to sexual assault during service remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder warrants a 50 percent disability rating, effective from September 1, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently suffer from PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to address the veteran's contentions concerning her psychiatric disability.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The VA has determined that the appellant's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for PTSD, dysthymic disorder, disassociative disorder, and borderline personality disorder as a result of in-service stressors and not related to any pre-existing condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD and a right ankle disorder, finding that the evidence did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD or in excess of 20 percent for the right ankle disorder.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD did not cause significant impairment in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. Therefore, a higher initial rating of greater than 50 percent for PTSD was denied.

The Board found that clear and unmistakable error had not been committed in the June 1994 rating decision denying service connection for PTSD. The claim was reopened on new evidence, but an effective date earlier than December 18, 1998 for the award of service connection for PTSD is not authorized.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, which was previously denied in October 1989. The claim is now reopened.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 30 percent initial rating for PTSD, effective from July 30, 2002. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis and noting that there is no medical evidence showing any psychiatric manifestations during or after his service.