PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board found no credible evidence supporting the veteran's claim of in-service rape, and thus could not establish a link between her PTSD symptoms and any alleged stressor. As such, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder must be remanded due to incomplete evidence and need for further verification of claimed stressors.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for right knee disability on a secondary basis. The veteran's reopened claim is granted.

The Board has found that the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is denied. The TDIU and PTSD evaluation claims are remanded due to VCAA compliance issues.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of the evidence, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a VA PTSD examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for PTSD. The veteran's stressors in Vietnam need to be verified, and a VA examination is required.

The veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher initial rating than 50 percent.

Service connection for schizophrenia was granted from October 28, 1996. The effective date of the grant is October 28, 1996.,The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 3, 1994, for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD. The Board found that there was no factually ascertainable increase in the severity of the veteran's service-connected PTSD during the year prior to March 3, 1994.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and determined the effective date should be April 10, 1997.

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

The VA denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the veteran's symptoms, including irritability, hypervigilance, sleep impairment, depression and anxiety, social isolation, and alcohol abuse with short term memory loss, resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The current 30 percent evaluation adequately reflects the veteran's disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and thus failing to meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing the required VCAA notice.

The veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling, and the Board finds that this rating is not in excess of what is warranted.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting moderate impairment in occupational and social functioning. The claim for TDIU was also granted.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his period of service from March 18, 1965 to June 17, 1971 was under other than honorable conditions and therefore a bar to any benefits stemming from this period. The evidence did not link his current PTSD diagnosis to his military service.