PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 26, 1983 for a combined 100 percent rating for service-connected OBS and PTSD was denied. The RO found that the earliest possible effective date is the date of receipt of the informal claim for increased rating for OBS in July 1984.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD results in considerable impairment in his ability to maintain effective or favorable relationships with people and industrial impairment, but does not result in occupational and social impairment approaching total disability.

The Board denied an increased rating for scars of the right index and middle fingers, finding that they did not result in more than moderate incomplete paralysis of the musculocutaneous nerves.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from December 7, 1994, through May 26, 1995. From August 1, 1995, to July 22, 1996, the rating remained at 30 percent. As of September 1, 1996, a higher rating was not granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that he does not have PTSD and that his reported stressors did not meet criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the September 1993 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current symptoms and in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder, to include major depression and PTSD, is not well grounded. The evidence does not show a nexus between any current mental health condition and active service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to June 15, 1994 for a 30 percent evaluation for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder with anxiety reaction. The evidence did not show an increase in severity of the veteran's psychiatric disability within one year of the claim filed on that date.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to military service or any incident of active duty, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

From September 1, 1994 to March 31, 1996, the veteran's PTSD rendered him virtually isolated from the community and unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.,Since December 1, 1997, his PTSD caused severe overall impairment and significant deficiencies in both social and occupational areas. He had acquired a substantially gainful job.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and clarification of his psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The case will be returned to the Board for final decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there is no evidence that PTSD was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has granted this rating.

The veteran's PTSD is productive of considerable impairment in social and occupational functioning, with symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, and bad dreams. The claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder, as new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim. The additional evidence submitted since the April 1997 decision was considered cumulative.

The Board has found that new evidence received by the RO after the July 1999 SSOC should be considered, and a remand is ordered to allow for this development. The veteran's claims of service connection for right knee condition, PTSD, and back disorder are being reviewed.

The VA has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, reflecting considerable social and industrial impairment.

The VA has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding it severely disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, finding that the medical evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD based on the claimed in-service stressors.