PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of February 1, 2021, for the total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and right ear hearing loss, granted an initial rating of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder (PTSD), and denied increased ratings for non-allergic rhinitis and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder but denied it for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressor and a diagnosis of PTSD by a VA psychiatrist.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in verifying the Veteran's claimed stressor.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted an effective date of May 30, 2022, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than unspecified anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and panic disorder. The appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and panic disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and an earlier effective date for DEA benefits, but denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for PTSD, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this issue.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for PTSD was dismissed by the Veteran's request for withdrawal.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and PTSD, for a new VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to an incomplete request for private medical records, while denying the appeal for service connection for lymphedema as it is not on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified mood disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, as well as alcohol use disorder. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disabilities, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, digestive disabilities including irritable bowel syndrome with abdominal pain and nausea, pelvic organ disabilities, iron deficiency anemia, and genital herpes. Service connection was denied for acne, tendonitis, fibromyalgia, painful joints, left shin splints, right shin splints, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, respiratory infection, GERD, PTSD, anxiety condition, manic-depressive reaction, and psychiatric disorder other than unspecified depressive disorder with symptoms of suicidal ideation. An initial 50% rating was granted for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not show that her condition resulted in total social and occupational impairment.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left-foot gunshot wound and remanded the claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic sinusitis, chronic headaches, dermatosis of arms and legs, uterine fibroids, bilateral shoulder disability, left wrist disability, and PTSD. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, as the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.