PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it originated from an inservice stabbing by a fellow serviceman.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher rating for PTSD were denied. The earliest possible effective date is September 26, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred as a result of his active military service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling, and his claim for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability was granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted as there is credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and competent medical evidence linking the current diagnosis to those stressors.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which meets the schedular requirement for a TDIU. However, the Board finds that his other nonservice-connected conditions and prior employment history render him unable to engage in substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran's PTSD, rated at 100 percent disabling, qualifies for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate due to his substantial confinement to his home.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no verified stressor related to his military service, and thus the diagnosis of PTSD could not be linked to his current symptoms.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder warranted a 50 percent evaluation, effective from November 21, 2001.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's PTSD did not originate in service and is not otherwise causally related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the claimed skin disorders, including chloracne, are not related to his active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that a new examination is necessary to evaluate the current level of severity of the veteran's PTSD. The case will be returned for further appellate consideration.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of surgery to remove an adematous goiter from the left lower thyroid, but granted service connection for PTSD. The decision is mixed as it grants one issue and denies another.

The Board denied the claim, finding that the July 9, 1994 rating action was in accordance with the evidence then of record and with the controlling legal criteria.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to conflicting opinions regarding the presence of PTSD and the need for a VA PTSD examination by a psychiatrist.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, reflecting significant impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, hepatitis, bilateral hearing loss, and peripheral neuropathy. The reasons were not provided in the given text.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under current VA regulations. The Board has determined that a higher evaluation of 50 percent is warranted based on the severity and impact of his symptoms.