PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal regarding an increased evaluation for PTSD has been withdrawn. The claims for service connection for a skin disorder affecting the hands and a neurological disorder (dyskinesia), both claimed as due to Agent Orange exposure, are not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of a 100% disability evaluation for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not show an increase in disability within one year prior to November 2, 1993.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a nervous disorder and finds that it is well grounded. The veteran's current psychiatric condition, including PTSD, is related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's HIV infection and PTSD are not service-connected due to lack of evidence, while tinnitus was determined to be incurred during active military service.

The veteran's PTSD was granted service connection, and her claim for a back disability was reopened due to new evidence. She now has a 30% rating assigned for her PTSD.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected disabilities, including amputation of the left hand fingers and PTSD, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his physical limitations and psychiatric symptoms. The combined rating for these conditions meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a skin disorder including on the basis of exposure to Agent Orange. However, the claim is denied as not well-grounded due to lack of evidence linking the current skin disorders to service or Agent Orange exposure. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD remains denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam and grants service connection for PTSD.

The initial rating for PTSD prior to November 7, 1996 was granted at 30 percent. The ratings from November 7, 1996 to September 8, 1998 were also granted at 30 percent. As of September 8, 1998, the rating for PTSD was increased to 100 percent.

The Board found no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and concluded that the veteran's PTSD is not service-connected.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, a chronic acquired skin disorder, and shell fragment wounds were denied as there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors or exposure to Agent Orange. The diagnoses of PTSD are not supported by verified stressors.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disability and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for major depression and PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for skin disability, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure, is not well grounded. The veteran's claim for PTSD was remanded and will be addressed in a separate decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, hypertension, fatigue and sleep problems, knee pain, memory loss, a skin disorder, headaches, and a sinus condition. The reasons given were that there was no medical evidence of these conditions in service or during the presumptive period, and that they did not meet the criteria for service connection due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for bronchitis and reactive airway disease, eczema, acne and folliculitis, and a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD). However, the claims are denied as they do not meet the well-grounded claim criteria. The heart disorder claim is also denied.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date to establish service connection for PTSD was denied as the March 1984 rating determination, which effectively denied his initial claim in June 1983, became final due to his failure to report for scheduled examinations. The RO found that there was no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in denying the claim.

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

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is not well-grounded and denied the appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was incurred during service due to a rape and spousal abuse she experienced, which is considered new and material evidence.