PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, with significant occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating for this condition. The pleural scarring remains at a noncompensable (zero) rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of current disability and no in-service stressor consistent with his combat experiences.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance (RH) was denied due to his obesity and chronic polyarthritis, which exceeded the maximum allowable number of 'debits'. The case is being remanded to adjudicate secondary service connection claims.

The veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted as his claimed stressor was related to combat during active duty, and he has an acceptable medical diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. The appeal is granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's withdrawal of his case.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD effective October 20, 1999. The veteran's service-connected PTSD is manifested by symptoms that are productive of total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD, finding that entitlement arose after one year of discharge and no formal or informal claim was received within this period.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to an in-service shooting and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that an effective date of July 18, 1995 is warranted for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's original claim was pending and denied in 1995 due to a prior administrative decision finding his discharge from service barred VA benefits. A subsequent administrative decision reversed this determination in 2000.

The veteran's PTSD is granted as incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records, as well as consideration of new evidence.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected major depression and PTSD have been manifested by occupational and social impairment with an occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by severe sleep disturbance, nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance, anxiety, irritability, survivor guilt, depression, difficulty concentrating, and near total social isolation. The Board finds that the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation have been met.

The veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied, but he is now receiving a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.,The effective dates for the grants of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and diabetes mellitus are November 9, 1998, and January 6, 1992 respectively.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including providing VCAA notice and developing all relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to clarify whether the veteran has PTSD related to documented stressors during service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, tinnitus, and PTSD were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the conditions to active service or herbicide exposure.