PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent rating.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a PTSD rating in excess of 30 percent is denied. The RO has already assigned the highest possible disability rating (100%) as of May 18, 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 5, 2000, for a total disability evaluation for PTSD.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD as a result of military service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD more closely approximates the criteria for a 70 percent rating, warranting an increased disability evaluation. The veteran is also granted total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, disability manifested by high cholesterol, stomach disorder, deviated nasal septum, headaches, sinus disorder, and residuals of a cold injury due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. Further development is needed to determine if the appellant's reported stressors occurred during his military service, and whether he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling, and his TDIU claim has been granted.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The VA has determined that the appellant's PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent disability rating, effective from November 7, 1996.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a back condition, but granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the left ankle disability effective March 29, 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, a cyst on the back, post-traumatic stress disorder, fatigue as due to an undiagnosed illness, and stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss (claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness).

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the severity of his service-connected PTSD and whether he meets the criteria for TDIU based solely on his service-connected disability.

The Board found that the appellant did not timely submit a substantive appeal regarding the December 1996 rating decision, and thus the decision is final.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral high frequency hearing loss was denied. The RO granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and assigned a 30% rating, effective August 25, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to service and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and he was granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability based on service-connected disability.