PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, impotence, residuals of a shell fragment wound above the right eye, and chronic residuals of head injury and skin disorder, were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The veteran's claims for these disabilities are therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression and PTSD, on a direct and secondary basis. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service onset or a nexus to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is granted, as there is credible supporting evidence confirming a mortar attack by Viet Cong during his time in Vietnam.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran did not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment at any time since the effective date of service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have burn scars of the hands linked to service and denied his claim for PTSD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the right eye and for residuals of a fracture of the great toe. The evidence does not establish that these conditions are related to military service.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating under VA guidelines for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 70 percent rating, effective October 6, 1999. The right ankle disability claim was denied.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with an occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to associated symptoms, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective from March 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as his symptoms did not significantly impair his occupational and social functioning.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, effective from February 2000. The veteran also meets criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD produces severe social and industrial impairment, but does not meet the criteria for a higher schedular rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, duodenal ulcer with gastroesophageal reflux, and synovitis of the left knee, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. Therefore, his claim for TDIU is granted.

The veteran's PTSD has caused total occupational and social impairment since May 19, 1997. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the period from May 19, 1997 to December 5, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and combat involvement.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD due to disease or injury incurred in service, as there is no evidence of such during his active duty and no verified stressors related to his Vietnam service.

The veteran failed to respond to VA requests for information and evidence, as well as scheduled examinations. As a result, his claims have been deemed abandoned.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and thus his lay statements about in-service stressors could not be used to establish them. The evidence does not support the occurrence of an in-service stressor, and therefore service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed PTSD is a result of his Vietnam service and granted his claim for service connection.