PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, asthma disorder, and Hodgkin's lymphoma to correct a pre-decisional error of the duty to assist.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 100 percent rating from September 18, 2018, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent from June 4, 2015, to July 12, 2022, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder was denied.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from March 17, 2010, for accrued benefit purposes.

The Board denied a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD but granted an effective date of March 31, 2016, for a 70 percent rating and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding Social Security Administration records.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's mental health disorder, effective June 14, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on a current diagnosis and credible supporting evidence of an in-service sexual trauma.

The Board granted service connection for urinary bladder cancer under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from September 22, 2020, but no higher. The appeal for TDIU and service connection claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including chronic adjustment disorder and PTSD, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service stressors and her current mental health conditions.

The appeals for service connection and initial ratings were dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) being filed more than one year after the November 2022 rating decision.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than January 4, 2024 for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD with MDD and GAD.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and a 100 percent rating was dismissed due to lack of legal merit.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for insomnia and increased ratings for PTSD, seborrheic dermatitis, and right knee disability. The effective dates for the granted ratings were set to December 13, 2021.

The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for PTSD and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, while denying service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and nuclear sclerosis and dry eye syndrome.

The appeal regarding the reduction in the disability rating for service-connected PTSD from 70 percent to 50 percent, effective April 1, 2021, was dismissed due to a full grant of benefits in a subsequent VA Rating Decision.

The Board grants service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's reported personal assaults during service and corroborating evidence.