PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial rating of 30 percent effective from August 22, 2002. The veteran's manifestations of PTSD produce moderate disturbances of motivation and mood and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The veteran is granted service connection for PTSD, but denied nonservice-connected pension due to lack of qualifying active service during a period of war.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his combat experiences in Vietnam and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and entitlement to a TDIU. The decision found that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors, and thus could not establish service connection based on those claimed events.

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD disability rating and TDIU were denied. The Board requested additional examinations but the April 2004 psychiatric examination did not comply with the remand instructions.

The Board found that the veteran did not participate in combat with the enemy and his reported stressors were not corroborated. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a verified in-service stressor.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, effective from October 30, 1991. The Board has not found any basis for a higher rating during this period.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to August 29, 2003. From that date until January 12, 2005, the rating was increased to 70 percent.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the appellant's service-connected PTSD, effective from August 1, 2000.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a skin disorder, finding that the veteran did not meet the criteria for these conditions based on his in-service experiences and post-service medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his claimed stressors were not verified and he did not engage in combat with the enemy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, effective from June 22, 2000, based on the evidence showing significant impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are granted, with diagnoses of various conditions and a finding of direct service connection. The veteran is not entitled to service connection based on exposure to herbicides or other presumptive conditions.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and there was insufficient evidence to confirm his reported stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability rating, effective December 6, 2001. The veteran's PTSD is characterized by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional information from the Social Security Administration.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service due to lack of corroborating evidence and a valid diagnosis.

The Board has determined that a new examination is necessary to evaluate the current nature and severity of the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, panic attacks with depression, and chronic low back pain due to a lack of credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and no competent medical nexus evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination.