PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD was manifested by definite social and industrial impairment or occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating from December 29, 1995 to April 20, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no verified in-service stressor and the diagnosis of PTSD was not based on credible supporting evidence.

The Board dismissed the motion to review a March 1998 decision that increased the veteran's PTSD disability rating from 10 percent to 30 percent, as the motion has been withdrawn.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as not well grounded. The claims file does not contain competent medical evidence showing that the veteran has PTSD.

The Board granted an effective date of December 16, 1988 for the award of service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression. The RO also granted a 30 percent rating for this condition as of May 23, 1989.

The Board determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is service-connected, but denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU), but granted it in a later decision. The attorney is not eligible for payment of fees from past-due benefits awarded due to this TDIU grant.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), seizure disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and a status post fracture right middle finger, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. His combined schedular rating is 60 percent.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his anxiety reaction with post-traumatic stress disorder, as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the current schedular criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of verified stressor.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is due to disease or injury incurred in service, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence. However, the claim remains well grounded as there is no credible supporting evidence that the claimed inservice stressors occurred.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD was incurred in service and granted her claim.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not warrant a higher disability evaluation, as it only causes occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

For the period from May 3, 1947, to May 9, 1959, the veteran's low back disability was not productive of any significant symptoms or functional impairment.,From May 10, 1959, to October 6, 1996, the veteran's severe intervertebral disc syndrome warranted a 40% rating. However, from October 7, 1996, his disability was rated as pronounced with little intermittent relief and persistent symptoms compatible with sciatic neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of credible evidence linking the veteran's current symptoms to in-service stressors. Service connection was granted for a right wrist disability, but with a non-compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is well grounded and has ordered additional development to verify the stressors associated with his Vietnam service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, and his claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of injuries to the left lower extremity are denied as there is no competent evidence supporting these claims.

The Board previously denied the claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no valid diagnosis. The case is being remanded to the RO for further adjudication.