PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding it was at least as likely as not incurred in service. The other claims were remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's symptoms including disturbances of motivation and mood, anger, irritability, depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, difficulty in establishing effective work and social relationships, and difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances including work or worklike setting.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a 10 percent rating for nasal fracture residuals and bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dermatosis, lumbosacral disorder, left wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, PTSD, chronic sinusitis, and IBS. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS), and fibromyalgia. The initial disability ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches were also denied. Some claims related to other disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating greater than 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and MDD with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a right knee condition, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 6, 2012, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a rebutted presumption of regularity regarding the initial denial.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD as it was not timely filed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, back, and tinnitus disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating from August 8, 2023, while service connection for persistent cough and sleep apnea was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for her acquired psychiatric disorder, service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted a July 2, 2020, effective date for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD and an effective date of July 2, 2020, for the award of a 50 percent rating for hypertensive headaches.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD, effective April 27, 2021.

The Board remands the case to schedule an in-person examination with a psychiatric examiner to determine if any identified psychiatric disorders are related to military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring sufficient medical opinions on whether the conditions are caused by Toxic Exposure Risk Activities (TERA) exposures.

The Board granted entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, denied an increased rating for PTSD beyond the current 100% rating, denied earlier effective dates for SMC housebound status and DEA benefits, and dismissed the issue of a TDIU as moot.