PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating greater than 50 percent prior to May 31, 2024 and 70 percent thereafter for PTSD due to missing mental health treatment records from April 2024.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, except for a granted 30 percent rating for headache disability.

The Board denied a higher rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and bipolar II disorder, as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a more severe disability rating.

The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected PTSD with MDD and melancholic features, to include an earlier effective date, is dismissed as the issue is already properly before the Board under a separate docket.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 2, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employment income during the period on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for PTSD, atopic dermatitis, and recurrent ingrown toenails due to the Veteran's absence from scheduled VA examinations.

The Board remands the case to correct an AOJ error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent disability rating effective February 11, 2023.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent, effective March 18, 2021, for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the Board's decision and thus is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hip, knee, and ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service injury or continuity of symptomatology. The claim for a psychiatric disorder was also denied as the Veteran's statements were found not credible.

The appeal for increased ratings for PTSD, supraventricular tachycardia, and bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran through her authorized representative.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) for claims related to an increased rating and service connection, as well as lack of jurisdiction over a previously granted claim for sinusitis.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD as moot and denied the claim for service connection for osteoporosis. The claims for service connection for hypertension and TDIU based on service-connected disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for service-connected PTSD with bruxism, to include consideration of a separate rating for headaches, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent initial rating, eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 was granted effective December 3, 2020, and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate was granted effective November 8, 2022. The TDIU claim was denied.

The appeal of the proposal to decrease the evaluation of service-connected PTSD is dismissed, and higher ratings for left hip tendinopathy are denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current mental health issues are at least as likely as not related to anxiety experienced during his military service.