PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of a compensable evaluation for frostbite of the feet.

The Board found that the veteran did not have a verified service stressor for PTSD, and thus denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 100 percent rating, indicating total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and an increased rating for tinnitus is being remanded to the RO. The case will be returned to the Board after proper VCAA notifications are provided.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence confirming any claimed in-service stressors and concluding that his currently diagnosed PTSD did not have a direct relationship to his military service.

The case is being remanded due to the need to verify stressors and obtain medical records. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered after these steps.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50% rating, effective from the date of the initial grant of service connection in February 1999.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at the highest possible level (100%) due to total occupational and social impairment caused by profound retreat from mature behavior, inability to work or associate with others, and other severe symptoms.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent from October 31, 1997 to December 30, 2003. From December 31, 2003, the rating was increased to 30 percent.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for PTSD and found that the veteran did not timely file a notice of disagreement regarding TDIU.

The Board found no credible evidence of an in-service stressor sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and needs further examination for PTSD, left knee degenerative arthritis, foot fungus, and back injury.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a grant of an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, as the current evaluation is already at its maximum allowable under VA regulations.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, his bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 15, 2003 for the grant of service connection and assignment of a 100% disability rating for PTSD. The RO found that the evidence submitted in August 1996 was new and material to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's reported in-service stressors are credible and supported by his military history. The diagnosis of PTSD is consistent with the DSM-IV criteria.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the veteran's PTSD, finding that symptoms warrant this level of disability throughout the appeal period.