PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 13, 2000 for service connection of PTSD was denied as the regulations do not provide for assigning an earlier effective date than the date of receipt of the reopened claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD remains pending as the Board has not made a final decision on this issue.,The veteran's claim to reopen his heart disorder, including paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT), is now reopened based on new evidence submitted since the last denial.

The veteran's PTSD caused occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks from January 28, 1999, to October 15, 2003.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and hiatal hernia/GERD, finding that the veteran's conditions are not related to his military service or service-connected PTSD.,Service connection was also denied as secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Board finds that the veteran's reported combat stressors are credible, and he has been diagnosed with PTSD. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss disability and PTSD. The decision found that there was no current hearing loss disability, and the VA examination did not indicate a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a nervous disorder. The RO previously denied this claim in August 1998, finding no evidence showing a nervous disorder was incurred or aggravated during military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran experienced a sexual assault during service, which resulted in PTSD. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is also granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating than 70 percent, as his symptoms do not reflect total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and depression. The evidence does not support a finding of a current psychiatric disorder related to service.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from the date of receipt of his claim (October 2, 1996).

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation than 70 percent, as his symptoms do not warrant a rating of 100 percent due to lack of gross impairment in thought processes or communication abilities; persistent delusions or hallucinations; grossly inappropriate behavior; persistent danger of hurting self or others; intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene; disorientation to time and place, memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for organic brain disorder. The veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his military service, but the decision on this issue is mixed as it relates to the reopening of the claim.

The veteran's request for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is pending and needs to be heard by a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The case will be returned to the Board after this hearing.

The veteran's PTSD has been found to be totally disabling, warranting a 100% disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim of a higher initial rating for PTSD is being remanded due to the failure to report for VA examination and other procedural issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder warrants a disability rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of the initial grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied. The issues of bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are addressed in a separate remand.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to his service in Vietnam.