PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye condition, and PTSD was dismissed as the Veteran opted into the modernized appeals system under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, a skin rash, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, shortness of breath, PTSD, OSA, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, knee disabilities, CPS, and earlier effective dates.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for PTSD, dismissing the claim as moot.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, dry eye syndrome, a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, a compensable rating for headaches, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for her service-connected PTSD, finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of her symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, effective November 10, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not credible.

The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates of service connection and DEA benefits, as they were not properly before the Board. The issues related to increased ratings and TDIU/Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) are remanded.

The Board denied a rating greater than 50 percent for tension headaches, dismissed the appeal for a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD with MDD, and denied a rating greater than 10 percent for chronic right inguinal pain.

The Board remands the claims for a higher disability rating for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as a compensable rating for chronic urinary tract infections.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, but no higher.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a rating in excess of 50 percent from May 28, 2015 for PTSD for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with persistent depressive disorder has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful employment, and thus, a TDIU is granted.