PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a skin rash of the hands, finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred during or related to his military service. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of excision of a growth on the right lower abdomen remains pending.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and the claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was denied as he did not meet the statutory requirements of having been rated totally disabled for a period of at least ten years immediately preceding his death.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's PTSD, finding total occupational and social impairment.

The VA determined that there is no competent medical evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a temporary total disability evaluation due to hospitalization and interest income on retroactive compensation benefits. The veteran did not meet the legal criteria for these claims based on his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Board finds that the service-connected PTSD played a contributory role in producing or accelerating the veteran's death, and grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's initial grant of service connection for major depression was upheld, and a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD from September 2, 1998 to the present was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of October 23, 1992 for his service connection award of PTSD at a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and related conditions are service-connected, with the stressor being her in-service sexual assault.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the right knee and PTSD due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service, with the exception that the veteran's current right knee condition was attributed to aging rather than an inservice injury. Service connection for PTSD was also denied as there were no verified traumatic incidents in service.

The Board found that the appellant does not have PTSD related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and depression, finding that the veteran's symptoms are related to his experiences during his active duty in the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has determined that the veteran is unemployable due to PTSD symptoms, warranting a disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD before January 26, 2002 and from that date onwards.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Atlanta RO to address due process concerns.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of an injury, to include loss of a kidney and an incisional hernia, and PTSD. The evidence submitted since the July 1997 decision was found not to be new and material.

Since February 22, 1999, the veteran's service-connected PTSD has caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, occasional panic attacks, impaired judgment, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that his symptoms warrant this level of disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD and migraines, having established a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors. The veteran's PTSD is linked to military sexual assault/rape, while her migraines are believed to have begun shortly after the incident.

The VA has granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD, effective from June 1998. The veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disorder is pending and will be addressed in a separate Board decision.