PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the October 1994 rating decision that denied an increase in a 30 percent rating for PTSD with major depression. The veteran's inability to work was attributed to non-service-connected conditions, such as left-sided paralysis.

The VA determined that the appellant does not currently have PTSD and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia or PTSD, thus denying the reopening of these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a rating of 50 percent, but not more, based on his symptoms including flattened affect, panic attacks, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 50 percent, as he did not exhibit all the symptoms required for such a rating.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection as her PTSD was not incurred in or as a result of active military service.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the veteran's current schizoaffective disorder and PTSD are of service origin, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is due to his reported in-service stressors, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or being permanently housebound.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD and a TDIU based on the schedular criteria. The veteran is not eligible for a TDIU under the schedular standards due to his service-connected PTSD, which does not meet the required percentage ratings.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is incurred in active service and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of service connection for a disability manifested by neck stiffness and soreness, claimed as an undiagnosed illness, was withdrawn by the veteran.

The veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date for the payment of additional compensation benefits on account of his child due to a lack of evidence showing he submitted the appropriate form in 1989.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors.

The Board determined that the veteran does not have PTSD as a result of his service in the military, including any combat he may have experienced.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was received in June 27, 1994. The effective date of the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at May 6, 1996 as this is when the first competent evidence of PTSD associated with in-service stressors was found.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's PTSD was granted as a direct result of verified in-service stressors and supported by medical evidence linking current symptoms to those stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.