PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is denied as there is no evidence of a well-grounded claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 10 percent evaluation from June 20, 1990 to July 28, 1992; a 30 percent evaluation from July 29, 1992 to November 6, 1996; and a 50 percent evaluation from November 7, 1996 to October 29, 1997. As of October 30, 1997, the veteran is entitled to a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of post-traumatic stress disorder. The case will be remanded to obtain treatment records from the Vet Center.

The Board denied the appellant's claims regarding his character of discharge, termination of disability compensation benefits due to clear and unmistakable error, and restoration of service connection for claimed disorders. The decision found that new evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, should be remanded for further evidentiary development due to inconsistencies in the record and new regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 25, 1992 for a schedular rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD. The evidence did not demonstrate more than considerable social and industrial impairment due to PTSD.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for loss of sexual function secondary to a shrapnel wound of the penis. The issue of whether new and material evidence was submitted to reopen his claims for PTSD and back disorder remains unresolved.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was granted, with a current rating of 50 percent. The case is now before the Board to determine if a higher initial rating can be assigned.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 50 percent prior to April 29, 1998. After this date, his symptoms worsened and he is now entitled to a higher evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that the new evidence submitted was not material and did not provide sufficient information of a verifiable stressor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for alcohol abuse secondary to his post-traumatic stress disorder and a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 11, 1990.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and denied his claim for an increased rating for tinea versicolor.

The appellant's PTSD is so severe that it has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy and found his reported stressors credible. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is granted.

The veteran's PTSD produced considerable social and industrial impairment during the period from February 16, 1990 to June 28, 1995. The Board found that the criteria for a rating of 50 percent for PTSD were met.

The veteran's diverticulitis was found to have been incurred during service. The appeal for PTSD service connection is granted, but the RO did not find clear and unmistakable error in their 1988 decision. The veteran's PTSD evaluation remains unchanged.

The Board has found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD, which was previously denied in September 1981. The appellant now has diagnoses of PTSD and an anxiety disorder with PTSD symptoms linked to his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's post-traumatic stress disorder with major depression warrants a 50 percent disability evaluation, based on symptoms such as anger management problems and difficulty in fostering beneficial relationships.

The Board denied the veteran's widow's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and non-service-connected death pension due to her excessive income.