PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 14, 1989 for a 100% disability rating for PTSD. The evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and that the veteran did not engage in combat.

The Board found in favor of the veteran, finding that his psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and substance abuse, was incurred during service. The decision also noted that new evidence had reopened a previously denied claim for low back disability.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation of PTSD was granted, and he is now receiving a 100 percent rating effective from May 9, 1995.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not currently have PTSD related to his active service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied her claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD has been received. The veteran's claim is now addressed de novo.

The veteran's death was due to hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. At the time of his death, he had service-connected disabilities rated at 90 percent combined evaluation. The Board found that DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 were not met as the veteran did not meet the criteria for a 100% total rating due to service-connected disability continuously for ten years prior to death or five years from discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 50 percent since March 13, 1997.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a 70 percent disability rating, effective from April 1, 1992.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for additional action due to a significant change in the law under VCAA.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD stems from exposure to combat stressors in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board denied his request for a higher rating. The veteran also requested a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected condition, but this was not granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining missing VA and non-VA treatment records, preparing a summary of stressor events to be sent to the CRUR for verification, and affording the veteran a psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an increased disability rating for his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the prior denial in 1991.

The veteran's case is being remanded for a video conference hearing at the VA Central Office in Washington, DC.

The appeal is remanded to the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC for further action. The veteran's claims for service connection and reopening of his PTSD claim are being reviewed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent evaluation, effective from the date of receipt of his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression with memory loss, chronic diarrhea, cervical spine disability, and skin rash as they did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD or were not linked to his in-service stressors. The diagnoses offered have been depression.