PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The VA has denied a higher evaluation for the veteran's PTSD, currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that the veteran's clinical signs and manifestations meet the criteria for such a rating. The decision also denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to April 24, 1996 for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder. The veteran argued that the April 1968 Service Incident Report should have established a retroactive effective date based on new evidence from the service department, but the Board found this argument unpersuasive as the records did not meet the criteria specified in VA regulations.

The Board found that the veteran did not have testamentary capacity at the time he changed his beneficiary designation, and thus the change was invalid. The appellant's claim for proceeds of the NSLI policy is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and depression, effective January 15, 2003. The claim for residuals of cold injury is denied. Effective January 15, 2003, the veteran was awarded a 10 percent disability rating for occipital headaches and a 20 percent disability rating for chronic gastritis reflux.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for dysthymia with PTSD from September 27, 1991 to February 6, 1995.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased disability ratings for PTSD and lumbosacral strain, with a current evaluation of 20 percent for the latter condition.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by symptoms such as intrusive thoughts, sleep disturbance, feelings of detachment, and restricted range of affect. The disability results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

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

The Board denied service connection for COPD as secondary to a service-connected disability and denied service connection for PTSD. The veteran's COPD was not found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of a canister injury to the right interscapular region of the chest, and there is no evidence of record supporting a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD causes significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a rating of 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 17, 1993 for service connection and a grant of a 100 percent disability evaluation for PTSD.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD was denied as the earliest possible date is September 22, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or contribute to his death from heart disease, and thus denied the claim for DIC based on service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his PTSD service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as it was incurred during his Vietnam War service.