PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claims for accrued benefits due to lack of new and material evidence for several service connection claims, including conjunctivitis, plantar warts, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including post-traumatic stress disorder), allergic rhinitis, and arthritis.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD is being remanded due to deficiencies in VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD cannot be granted because there is no credible evidence of a verified stressor in his service. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and provided insufficient supporting evidence to substantiate his claimed stressors.

The veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and schizophrenia. The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development including verification of in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of combat exposure and that his claimed stressors were not verified.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and residuals of injury to the left forefoot and toes, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there was no competent evidence linking his PTSD to a verified in-service stressor.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of PTSD beyond 50 percent was denied, and the effective date for a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD was set at July 27, 2001.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision. The issues of service connection for PTSD and a bilateral foot disability secondary to diabetes mellitus are not before the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the veteran's exposure to loud noise during active service is sufficient to establish a current disability. The other conditions were either not diagnosed or denied due to lack of evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing at the RO in Montgomery, Alabama. The appeal involves multiple conditions and evaluations related to PTSD, headaches, duodenal ulcer, scars, tinnitus, and arthritis.

The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The veteran's bilateral defective hearing disability remains at a 30 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The heart disease claim is remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and determining whether there is credible supporting evidence of a stressor event in service that could lead to a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including obtaining additional evidence related to the veteran's alleged stressors during service.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD throughout the initial evaluation period, effective from March 4, 2002. The veteran's PTSD is productive of multiple symptoms resulting in deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of verifiable combat experience and the denial of a Purple Heart award. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for dermatophytosis was also denied.

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 PTSD. The RO previously denied this claim in December 2000, which became final.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 30 percent disability rating, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.