PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for PTSD was granted, with the earliest possible effective date being September 26, 1995.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's PTSD, which is more than the current 50 percent assigned. The disability now meets the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has granted a 100% disability rating for PTSD effective March 4, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional information regarding the veteran's claimed stressors in Vietnam, which is necessary to corroborate his PTSD diagnosis and establish service connection.

The veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder was granted a 50 percent evaluation effective September 29, 1999. The appeal for an increased rating beyond this level is denied.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for PTSD. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining military personnel records and verifying in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and thus no basis to establish service connection.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD was denied as he did not meet the eligibility criteria for PTSD on April 11, 1980 and such eligibility did not exist continuously to June 7, 2002.

The veteran's claims for increased rating for PTSD and total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability are being remanded for further development.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent, but the Board increased it to 50 percent. The case is now remanded for further review.

The Board found that the veteran's anxiety disorder and PTSD were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and denied both claims.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for PTSD, hearing loss, otitis externa, and tinnitus due to new evidence submitted by the veteran. However, further development is needed to verify the in-service exposure that could support these claims.

The veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it is related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by symptoms including depressed mood and sleep disturbance, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including a VA examination and readjudication of the claims.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The appeal was based on a direct link between the veteran's military service and his PTSD, without any claims related to herbicide exposure or other presumptive conditions.

The Board previously denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, dysthymic disorder, major depression, and anxiety disorder. The case is being remanded due to a previous Joint Motion for Partial Remand by the parties.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased rating for PTSD, service connection for bipolar disorder as secondary to PTSD, and an effective date earlier than April 8, 1996 for TDIU.

The Board has granted an increased rating for PTSD to 50 percent and has established the effective date as June 6, 1997 for TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis and the claimed stressor was not verified.