PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied readjudication of the claim for service connection for rhabdomyolysis and restoration of a 70 percent rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder, both due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder, but denied service connection for alcohol use disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified personality disorder and entitlement to individual unemployability for further development.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder secondary to the Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for PTSD, as well as various claims related to peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities.

The Board granted an effective date of October 25, 2022 for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea.

The appeal of a proposed reduction of the disability rating from 50 to 30 percent for PTSD was dismissed as it was premature and not an appealable decision.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST), unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, as the VA examination and multiple VA medical opinions are inadequate and contradictory.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent rating for PTSD and TDIU, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him incapable of substantial gainful employment.

The Board granted an effective date of August 17, 2022 for the award of service connection for PTSD and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent from November 4, 2022 to December 7, 2023, and in excess of 50 percent from December 8, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a compensable disability rating for hypertension, an increased rating for PTSD with adjustment disorder and depressed mood, an increased rating for tinnitus, and increased ratings for left knee status post meniscectomy with arthritis and right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression and anxiety, as the evidence supports a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia, finding it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's insomnia was caused by his service. The appeal regarding other psychiatric disorders is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability, and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD from August 22, 2010, due to total social and occupational impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and anxiety, as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions that meet the criteria under the DSM-5.

The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a neck disorder, low back disorder, shoulder disorders, knee disorder, ankle and foot disorders, skin rash, eye disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the matters of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypertension (HTN) on a basis other than the PACT Act, and hepatitis C due to further development needed.