PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since August 1, 1994. A higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 26, 2000 for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD. The veteran's employment issues prior to his termination in December 2000 were considered and found to support this earlier effective date.

The Board found new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of PTSD, but it did not establish that the veteran engaged in combat or that his stressors occurred. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for PTSD has been denied because no new and material evidence was received to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for PTSD and retroactive payment of VA compensation at the 2001 rate. The decision found that the flight deck records of the USS Coral Sea were not part of his service department records, and thus did not provide a basis to grant an earlier effective date.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent, the highest possible rating under the criteria for PTSD.

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no credible evidence to support the occurrence of the claimed stressors in Vietnam.

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in a demonstrable inability to obtain or retain employment since June 23, 1997, and the Board granted a 100 percent schedular disability rating for PTSD effective from that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for additional evidence, including VA treatment records from Orangeburg VA Primary Care Clinic.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as anxiety disorder NOS and PTSD, had its inception during active military service.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has resulted in a demonstrable inability to obtain or retain employment, warranting the highest schedular rating of 100 percent.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and continued a noncompensable evaluation for left shoulder injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and notification in accordance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a temporary total convalescent rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 based on outpatient treatment in May 1999 due to lack of severe postoperative residuals.

The Board finds that the veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a head injury is not established, and his PTSD is currently evaluated at 50 percent. The current evaluation most closely aligns with the veteran's disability picture.

The Board found that the veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability is not permanent due to his refusal of treatment for alcohol abuse, which is necessary for improvement.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural defects and insufficient evidence, including a lack of notification about the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The veteran's claim involves an apportionment of his VA compensation benefits, which is considered a 'simultaneously contested claim.'