PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent disabling for service-connected PTSD due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for PTSD, but no higher. The claims for service connection for low back condition and right hip trochanteric pain syndrome were remanded.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU due to procedural defects, while remanding the claim for DEA eligibility.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and panic disorder, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right hip, left hip, and left shoulder, as well as PTSD. The claim for a higher rating for the right knee scar was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection, to include on a secondary basis, for PTSD, depression, headache disability, and bilateral foot disabilities due to further development of the Veteran's reported in-service stressor events and obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board grants service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for several disorders, granted service connection for tinnitus, and remanded additional claims for further development.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD with unspecified anxiety disorder and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic motor tic due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, as the probative evidence did not show that these conditions had their onset in or were otherwise due to service.

The Board remands the matter to correct a duty to assist error related to the failure to obtain private treatment records from Dr. J.K. and the provider who initially prescribed Escitalopram.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to personal trauma that occurred during active service.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and right hand strain, increased the ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, dyshidrotic eczema, and hypertension, and denied service connection for Parkinsonism, pes planus/flat feet, GERD, tinea versicolor, allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus. The Board also granted a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including PTSD, IBS, cardiac arrhythmia, CFS, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, dyspnea, and fibromyalgia. The claim for bilateral pes planus was remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressed and anxious mood with chronic sleep impairment was granted a 70 percent rating, while service connection for sinusitis with seasonal allergies was denied.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, and CFS. The Veteran's hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy, shoulder disability, knee meniscal tear, knee limitation of extension, knee scars, GERD, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and PTSD were also not rated higher than their current levels.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and tendonitis and enthesopathy due to the lack of evidence supporting the presence of these conditions during or as a result of active duty.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and persistent mood disorder, granted a 40 percent initial rating for low back disability, and denied initial ratings higher than 10 percent for plantar fasciitis and radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities involving the sciatic nerve.