PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left thyroid adenoma as a result of exposure to Agent Orange was not granted. However, his PTSD has been rated at 100% since September 5, 1996.,The veteran is entitled to a total rating for compensation purposes on the basis of individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, finding that the earliest determinable date was May [redacted], 1995.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and found it to be well-grounded. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining his complete service personnel records, verifying stressors, and providing a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is well grounded, and the Board finds that his in-service experiences are sufficient to establish a link between his current PTSD symptoms and his military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not significantly impair his occupational and social functioning, warranting a 30 percent evaluation.

The veteran requested to withdraw their appeal, and as a result, the case has been dismissed.

The Board has determined that the claim is well-grounded and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified in-service stressor and thus no basis to establish a link between his current PTSD disability and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and Social Security Administration records, arranging for a psychiatric examination, and readjudicating the claim under both old and new criteria for rating mental disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, histoplasmosis and its residuals, hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and lumbar back strain with degenerative disc disease. The RO granted a 40 percent evaluation for the lumbar condition effective April 12, 1995.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and their claim is not plausible.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor linked to the development of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to schedule a personal hearing before a Member of the Board at the RO, and the appellant's request for such a hearing remains pending.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's PTSD to an incident of service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, acne, and post-operative residuals of right inguinal hernia. The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The VA has assigned a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD, effective from August 29, 1996. The RO found that the veteran's PTSD symptoms cause mild social and industrial impairment.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a verified in-service stressor for PTSD and therefore denied his claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD, but it is not clear whether the veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD and dermatophytosis feet, legs and hands) prevented him from securing and maintaining any type of substantially gainful employment. As a result, he was granted a total rating for service-connected disabilities based on individual unemployability.