PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for DMII and PN due to diabetes, but denied service connection for low back pain.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, effective December 31, 2015, but denied all other claims.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including PTSD, bilateral pes planus with left plantar calcaneal spur, atopic dermatitis, and left hip trochanteric bursitis. However, the Board granted service connection for asthma due to presumed exposure during Gulf War service.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), subject to the laws and regulations governing the awards of monetary benefits.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD from October 6, 2020, and denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent prior to that date.

The Board denied higher ratings for PTSD, left shoulder disability, and tinnitus but granted a separate 30% rating for right knee extension limitation from May 4, 2022 to April 23, 2024, and a TDIU effective March 13, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD but granted service connection for insomnia, which the examiner linked to the Veteran's experiences of fear and hypervigilance during deployment in Bosnia.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise the January 2018 rating decision that awarded service connection for PTSD effective November 6, 2017, on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, alcohol use disorder, and drug use disorder, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was dismissed due to the Veteran not properly perfecting an appeal under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD as of September 14, 2015.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 3, 2018, for the award of service connection and a 100 percent schedular rating from that date.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and obstructive sleep apnea due to untimely filings and withdrawals.

The Board remands the issues of an increased rating for PTSD and entitlement to a TDIU prior to November 12, 2019, due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no verified in-service stressor and the claimed stressors were not related to a fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a back condition, restored the 30 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss, denied an increased rating for PTSD, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the service-connected PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, adjustment disorder, depression, and anxiety, as additional development is needed prior to further disposition.

The appeal for service connection for right and left knee disorders, tinnitus, hearing loss, a compensable rating for bronchitis, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD was denied. The appeal for service connection for a hiatal hernia was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the adequacy of the VA examination.