PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's initial rating for his left foot fracture was denied, and a higher rating of 30% is granted starting February 1, 2002. Service connection for PTSD remains denied. The claim for service connection on the secondary basis for the left knee disability has been reopened.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, chronic headaches, PUD, and chloracne all claimed as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during his active duty, and there is no credible supporting evidence of the alleged stressors.

The Board determined that the veteran did not engage in combat while serving in Vietnam and there is no credible supporting evidence linking any reported stressors to PTSD.

The veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and service connection for PTSD were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that service connection is not warranted for PTSD or schizophrenia. The appellant's claims were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The VA has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's PTSD, effective as of November 18, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and concluding that the veteran did not have post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 4, 2003, for total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that he was unemployable within a year before his August 26, 2002 informal claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused or contributed substantially or materially to cause by service-connected PTSD, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, which is higher than the current 50 percent assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and chronic left shoulder pain, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service stressor related to combat or a prisoner-of-war experience. The symptoms were not linked to any specific event during service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a low back disorder based on new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for PTSD.,Service connection was denied for residuals of pneumonia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder and hepatitis. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service disease or injury, nor is there sufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish a current disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including verifying claimed in-service stressors and obtaining medical records from Social Security Administration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was incurred during his active duty.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The VA denied a higher initial rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD results in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% evaluation.

The Board finds that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is reasonably the result of service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the earliest date for service connection of PTSD is June 3, 2003, as this was the date the veteran filed his claim. The effective date cannot be earlier than this due to the one-year rule after separation from active duty.