PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD was granted service connection, and a rating of 10 percent was assigned for the period from August 20, 2002 to June 4, 2003. The rating was increased to 30 percent effective from June 5, 2003.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, left ventricular hypertrophy, sinusitis, and varicose veins. The effective date of the grant is June 5, 1995.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, but not higher. The veteran is also denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's PTSD effective from February 18, 2000, finding that his symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's appeals for PTSD service connection, increased ratings for cervical spine disorder and postoperative residuals of Haglund's deformity of the heels, as well as an original rating for fibromyalgia are being remanded due to new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service connection for PTSD, finding that the earliest effective date allowed by law is August 16, 2000.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent effective May 17, 2000. Prior to that date, the rating was 50 percent.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 50 percent disabling beginning December 12, 2000.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder. The appeal is granted.

The veteran's claims for PTSD and the effective dates of service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes and residuals of a left elbow fracture are being remanded due to the need for further development regarding the verification of in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that there is no competent diagnosis of PTSD, and thus service connection for PTSD cannot be established.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a new VA examination and consideration of his claims regarding PTSD evaluation and effective date.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest possible level (100%) due to total occupational and social impairment. The veteran's peripheral neuropathy, presumed to be related to his service in Vietnam, has not been linked to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and testicular cancer. The decision found that the veteran did not have a current disability related to his in-service exposure to chemicals.

The veteran's stomach tumors with gastrectomy are not related to active service, presumptively or otherwise. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient supporting evidence for the veteran's reported in-service stressors and incomplete treatment records. The veteran is advised that further development may be required.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to link any past symptoms to his military service.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD but determined that the current evaluation of 50% is appropriate, reflecting symptoms consistent with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to his disagreement with the initial 10 percent rating for PTSD. The RO will arrange for a VA psychiatric examination and consider additional evidence before readjudicating the claim.

The veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision, thus the case is dismissed.