PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's earlier effective date for service-connected migraine headaches was granted to September 15, 2021. The Board denied a higher rating for migraines and knee limitations.

The appeal for entitlement to benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is remanded due to an AOJ error in satisfying a regulatory and statutory duty.

The Board denied the motion for revision of the December 2017 rating decision that implicitly denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, effective from February 21, 2020.

The appeal regarding the proposed reduction in the evaluation of service-connected PTSD from 70 percent to 50 percent was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, finding the Veteran's current disability is related to his active service including fear of hostile military or terrorist activity while stationed in the Persian Gulf.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and ED as it requires further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's pre-existing PTSD was aggravated by his military service and whether the Veteran's ED is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and effective dates, including those related to knee conditions, instability, nephrolithiasis, PTSD, and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hand impairments, hearing loss, PTSD, depression, sleep apnea, shortness of breath, and GERD, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and left ear hearing loss, while dismissing the appeals for atopic dermatitis with folliculitis, migraine headaches, right ear hearing loss, degenerative arthritis of both ankles, and left hip coxa saltans.

The Veteran's service connection for vertigo and increased rating for PTSD to 70% were granted, along with individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 12, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

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

The appeal for an increased disability rating of PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran, and service connection for a back condition including degenerative arthritis, bilateral L5 spondylolysis, lumbar DDD, thoracic strain was denied due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to October 11, 2018, but denied higher ratings for his knee and spine conditions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for various conditions, and they were dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depression and PTSD, as there was no credible evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD during the appeal period and no sufficient evidence linking any other psychiatric disorder to active service.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and an anxiety condition based on the evidence establishing that these conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to December 26, 2023, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD since December 26, 2023. The claim for TDIU was remanded.