PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) effective October 15, 2007.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to attempt to verify the Veteran's in-service stressor.

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

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for PTSD, denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition claimed as PTSD, dismissed the claim for chronic sinusitis, and denied increased ratings for various scars and conditions.

The Board granted an effective date of August 3, 2012, for the award of a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder.

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for hearing loss, TBI, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and sleep apnea were dismissed as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Veteran's other specific trauma and stressor related disorder is granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The appeal for basic eligibility for enrollment in the VA healthcare system is dismissed as the Veteran has a combined disability rating of 60 percent, which qualifies her for enrollment.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's substance abuse disorder was a means to self-medicate symptoms associated with his service-connected psychiatric disabilities and contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board granted an effective date of July 21, 2017, for the assignment of a 50 percent disability rating for service-connected PTSD and denied higher ratings for right quadriceps disability and left knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); hypertension; and cerebrovascular accident residuals were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings to ensure that all relevant evidence is considered, including new VA examinations.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from September 14, 2023, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's effective date for service connection of PTSD is granted as May 29, 2006, but no earlier. The claims for service connection for digestive disorder, eating disorder, acne, facial scars, and depression are remanded.

The appeal of the April 2024 letter rejecting the December 2023 supplemental claim for PTSD was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating and TDIU due to PTSD with HUD in sustained remission, as additional evidence needs to be obtained.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension to correct errors in the duty to assist, specifically regarding an inadequate VA psychiatric examination.

The appeal seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a notice of disagreement.