PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy and therefore finds that his PTSD is related to service. The claim for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent effective from October 31, 1991. The claim for a total disability evaluation on the basis of individual unemployability is moot as the criteria for a 100 percent schedular rating were met as of that date.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be incurred in service, and his spondylolisthesis, L5-S1, is rated at 20 percent based on moderate limitation of motion.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of a $5,996 overpayment of pension benefits due to his recent increase in disability rating and total unemployability. The Committee found no fault on the part of the veteran but determined that repayment would not cause undue financial hardship.

The veteran's claim of a disability rating greater than 30 percent for PTSD with depression is being remanded due to the need for additional information from a VA psychiatrist regarding the nature and severity of his psychiatric symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's testimony regarding his in-service stressors is credible and that these events are consistent with the circumstances, conditions or hardships endured by servicemen in Vietnam. The Board finds service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder to be warranted based on a clear diagnosis of PTSD linked to the claimed inservice stressors.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder has been found to be totally disabling as of July 28, 1992. The VA determined that the disability warranted a total evaluation.

The Board granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that his symptoms included frequent panic attacks and difficulty establishing work relationships. The decision also addressed issues regarding hearing loss in both ears and hypertension secondary to PTSD.

The VA has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD with bipolar disorder, effective as of May 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating, as it is currently manifested by mild impairment of social and industrial adaptability.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 28, 1996, for the grant of a 30 percent rating for PTSD is denied as there was no definite impairment in his ability to establish or maintain effective relationships with people or industrial adaptability under the former criteria.

The Board granted the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected PTSD and L5 radiculopathy, but denied his claim to reopen a back disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed stressors in service are not credible and insufficient to establish service connection for PTSD. The claim was denied.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date of March 18, 1997, for his service-connected PTSD. The decision stated that no earlier effective date was warranted as the claim had not been received within one year after separation from active service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD due to new evidence submitted, but finds that there is no direct or presumptive evidence linking his claimed stressors to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there is no competent medical evidence showing that he has this condition.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent effective July 2, 1999. The decision also addressed the earlier effective date for this increased evaluation.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. The veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his combat experiences in Vietnam, and there is credible supporting evidence that a claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The Board has denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that no reopened claim was filed prior to February 5, 1991.