PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, left hand acne, rhinitis, headaches, tinnitus, a low back disability, a right shoulder disability, and a left finger disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of all claims on December 16, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected PTSD significantly contributed to his death from alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites.

The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining an enlistment examination and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders other than PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected PTSD exacerbated his smoking habit which contributed substantially to his lung cancer and ultimately led to his death.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder but granted an initial rating of 100 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 10, 2024, for TDIU based solely on the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and SMC based on housebound status from that date.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial rating of 70 percent, while the claim for service connection for bilateral shin splints is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that his condition does not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, effective September 30, 2020. The appeal for an increased rating for the left shoulder midclavicular fracture was denied.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was dismissed as it was duplicative of a separate appeal.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and alcohol use disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as new evidence was submitted after the February 2023 denial.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to July 27, 2022, to obtain a retrospective medical opinion regarding the date on which the Veteran's PTSD first worsened.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not result in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, including review of additional evidence submitted after the March 2025 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, cataracts, status post right eye cataract surgery, and anxiety and PTSD as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent from November 26, 2012, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected PTSD was also granted from the same date.