PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD has caused occasional impairment in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a hip injury caused or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including rheumatic fever with heart murmur, ear disability, left knee disability, residuals of a broken nose (including breathing problems and a fractured nasal bone), shortened right leg with back pain and neuropathy, and mental disability to include PTSD. The denial is based on lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his verified in-service stressor of working as a graves registration specialist in Vietnam, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent, reflecting total occupational and social impairment.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current PTSD diagnosis and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 18, 2000 for a 70 percent rating for PTSD, finding that no earlier medical evidence supported such a rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's in-service stressors and the relationship between his diagnosed PTSD and those events.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 100 percent disability rating, representing total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for PTSD and Low Back Disorder. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosed condition within one year of discharge and that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy. The stressors claimed by the veteran were deemed insufficient to establish service connection.

The VA denied an increased disability rating for PTSD, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to insufficient evidence of an in-service personal assault and failure to provide specific details regarding the claimed incident.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and a VA physician's opinion on the cause of death.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's claimed stressors are supported by credible evidence and his current diagnosis of PTSD is valid.

The VA has determined that the veteran's post traumatic stress disorder results in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability rating.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective June 1999.