PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the maximum available under the applicable diagnostic criteria, and he was granted service connection for shell fragment wounds of the back. The effective date is not specified.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a current PTSD diagnosis and thus the claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board found no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and denied the claim for service connection due to lack of current PTSD diagnosis.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 10% disability rating, effective January 15, 1992. The veteran is eligible for attorney fees of up to 20% of past-due benefits resulting from this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, and her GYN disorder may be secondary to her PTSD. The claim for a GYN disorder remains unresolved due to lack of current evidence.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no credible evidence supporting the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder, that was incurred in or aggravated during service. A psychosis, if present, may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

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

The veteran's PTSD has caused total occupational and social impairment, meeting the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and denied his claims for service connection. The dental trauma claim was also denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has restored the veteran's PTSD evaluation to 70 percent, effective August 1, 1990. The issue of total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability remains pending.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded, and thus denied them. The veteran was not granted any disability evaluations or effective dates.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive episode and PTSD, finding that there was insufficient evidence to corroborate his claimed in-service stressors.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50% disability rating, effective from the date of his claim. The decision also noted that there is no evidence supporting service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 11, 1994 for the assignment of a total rating for PTSD.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorders to his service, except for a personality disorder. The claim for PTSD was granted based on combat events, but the diagnosis of PTSD was not linked to any specific in-service stressor.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a TDIU rating due to service-connected PTSD, finding no claim was filed within one year of the most recent denial in August 1995.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, and a noncompensable rating is assigned for her tinea versicolor.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and service connection for chloracne due to Agent Orange exposure. The decision found that there was no evidence of current diagnosis or etiology for chloracne, and thus the claim was not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no credible supporting evidence of claimed in-service stressors, and thus the diagnosis could not be linked to service.