PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating, but no higher. The claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and SMC were denied.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, left ear hearing loss, left hand frostbite, right hand frostbite, and knee joint osteoarthritis. The Veteran's appeal was also remanded for further development of the claims for a headache disorder and lumbar spine disorder.

The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the June 2015 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) that denied an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer residuals and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic bronchitis, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including a respiratory disorder, headache disorder, loss of balance/dizziness disorder, vision impairment, neck disorder, shoulder and arm disorders, wrist disorders, hand disorders, feet and toes disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete evidentiary record.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for PTSD was dismissed because the Veteran's request for higher-level review was rejected and the AOJ did not readjudicate the issue in a rating decision within one year prior to the notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the appeal for VA to obtain in-service hospitalization records from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus with an effective date of January 4, 2022, but no earlier. Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected PTSD, effective October 8, 2019.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right knee meniscal repair and denied ratings greater than 10 percent for the right knee ACL tear, an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and mood disorder.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for migraine headaches and for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, knee disorders, and ankle disorders.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the right wrist scar and denied an increased rating for right wrist median neuritis, service connection for PTSD, and service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the evidence supporting a link between the Veteran's in-service stressors and his current PTSD diagnosis.

The Veteran is granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD from March 27, 2023, to May 11, 2024, and the claim for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent from May 11, 2024, is denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors, requiring additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating.