PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, reopening of service connection claims for arthritis of the cervical spine and residuals of a back injury were denied. The effective date for the grant of PTSD was set at October 15, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no credible supporting evidence to verify his claimed in-service stressors and concluding that the diagnosis was based on the veteran's own reported history of combat exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his post-traumatic stress disorder, L5 spondylolisthesis with arthritis, and tic douloureux. The current ratings of 70%, 40%, and 10% are maintained.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 30, 1998 for service connection of PTSD was denied.,The veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation for PTSD was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no competent medical diagnosis of PTSD and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and readjudicate the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 24, 1999, for a grant of total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to notification requirements under the VCAA.

The VA denied an increased initial rating for PTSD, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no current manifestation of this condition and concluding that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, effective from July 17, 2001. The effective date is not specified as it corresponds to the earliest VA treatment within one year of his reopened claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that his in-service stressors were not verified and thus did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100 percent disabling due to total industrial impairment.

The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, but the RO has not obtained her service medical records and needs to do so. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his claimed in-service stressors were not combat-related and insufficient evidence was provided to corroborate them. The TDIU claim is also denied as there is no current disability for which a TDIU could be granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a bilateral knee disability, a heart disability, allergies, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left hands, and asthma due to lack of evidence of current disabilities.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD with Major Depression, finding that the evidence did not show deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation or impaired impulse control.

The veteran's claims for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD and service connection for tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was not supported by evidence of an in-service stressor and thus denied his claim.