PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board granted an effective date of December 6, 1994 for a total schedular evaluation for the service-connected psychiatric disability (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with associated Major Affective Disorder, Depressed).

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected due to in-service stressors. The tumor of the left breast was not service-connected as there is no evidence linking it to herbicide exposure or any other service-related factor.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating adequately reflects his current level of occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of shrapnel wounds and PTSD, finding no current evidence supporting these conditions.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was granted, with the effective date set at April 4, 2002.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed without prejudice due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The VA has granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for PTSD as of August 28, 2000, based on the veteran's symptoms and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the prior decisions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right above the knee amputation, finding no evidence of a diagnosed condition or that VA care caused the injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded to allow for further development, including verifying his reported stressors and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's claims for PTSD and hypertension were denied, while his right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted. The left lower extremity radiculopathy claim is pending with a current rating of 10%.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the claimed stressors were not verified and are not related to combat.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his PTSD and other service-connected conditions. The case will be returned to the Board for readjudication.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection of PTSD due to lack of a valid diagnosis under DSM-IV and insufficient evidence of an in-service stressor.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial 30 percent disability evaluation. The evidence does not support a higher rating based on the current level of impairment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressors occurred during his military service.

The veteran's PTSD has been productive of no more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but he is generally functioning satisfactorily.

The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of PTSD should be December 21, 1989, as this is when the veteran filed his original claim.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal regarding service connection for PTSD. The claims of reopening service connection for neck and right shoulder disorders have been granted due to new and material evidence submitted since the prior final decisions.

The Board found that there was no verified in-service stressor and thus denied the claim for service connection of PTSD.