PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total social and occupational impairment since the date of claim, March 22, 1995. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective to that date.

The veteran's claims of increased ratings for PTSD, deviated nasal septum, and bilateral hearing loss were denied by the RO.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD. The issue of whether the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy is not addressed, as it was not raised by the veteran or his representative.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating of PTSD from 10% to 30% has been granted, effective November 20, 1995. The appeal on the issue of entitlement to a compensable initial disability rating for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus is dismissed.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The RO has granted this claim with a 30% evaluation, effective from November 20, 1997. However, the veteran continues to argue that the effective date should be backdated to 1985 when he initially filed his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

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

The Board denied the claim to reopen service connection for PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence, despite the veteran's submission of additional information.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is not warranted due to lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran's 100 percent rating for service-connected PTSD is granted as the disability is reasonably certain to continue throughout his life.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted effective from September 1, 2001. The Board also found that it is factually ascertainable that the veteran became unemployable as of April 16, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran incurred PTSD during his active military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. However, there is no credible evidence that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his military service, and thus, the claimed stressors cannot be verified. The VA examiner found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for PTSD based on his current symptoms.

The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection and a 100% disability rating for PTSD should be set at February 8, 1989.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to be of such severity that it renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of significant mental impairment warranting a 50 percent evaluation, which is the next higher rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The Board found that the evidence was in approximate balance as to whether the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) met the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation, and granted an initial rating of 50 percent effective from February 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was incurred during his active service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% disabling, his left leg muscle weakness at 10%, and his lumbar spine/left hip degeneration at 40%. The TDIU issue is moot due to the PTSD rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, reflecting total occupational and social impairment. Additionally, the Board found that the appellant is unemployable due to his service-connected PTSD, granting a TDIU.