PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The matter will be addressed further in the Remand portion of this document.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD results in severe impairment, warranting a 70 percent disability evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for reimbursement of travel expenses to a VAMC for treatment of PTSD due to lack of an approved program at the Marion VAMC.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to unverified stressors, but granted service connection for Osgood-Schlatter's Disease as the veteran had a pre-existing condition that was aggravated during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD in May 1987. New evidence submitted since then does not provide a new diagnosis of PTSD, but rather relates to the veteran's history and symptoms related to PTSD.

The Board has found that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is well grounded, and thus grants the claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of his PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the symptoms warrant this level of disability.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 100 percent disabling, effective March 25, 1996.

The veteran's PTSD has been granted a 50 percent rating effective from August 1997, addressing his claim for an increased evaluation. The issue of special monthly compensation for loss of use of the right hand is addressed in the remand section.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric symptoms do not meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis, and thus, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denies his claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or upon housebound status, and excessive income for improved pension benefits. The veteran was found not to have a well-grounded claim for service connection due to lack of medical evidence supporting his diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. His special monthly pension claims were denied as he did not meet the criteria for need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status, and his income did not qualify him for improved disability pension benefits.

The veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his service in Vietnam, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for PTSD was denied by the RO. The RO granted service connection and assigned a 50 percent rating, effective from June 17, 1997, and later granted a temporary total (100%) rating for PTSD effective from October 13, 1998, followed by a permanent 70% rating effective from December 1, 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 10 percent evaluation since October 1993, and from November 24, 1997, it warrants a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran was unemployable due to PTSD from July 27, 1992, to April 19, 1994, and granted a 100% evaluation for this period.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and dismissed his appeals regarding increased ratings for tinnitus and a right hand disability due to lack of timely filing of Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.