PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, as the evidence did not support a claim prior to August 27, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, tension headaches, and a separate 10 percent rating for RIGHT knee instability, effective October 19, 2018. The increased rating claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 30, 2018 for service connection for PTSD with specified depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for urinary incontinence and restored a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, while denying several other claims.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, overreactive bladder, and a headache disorder.

The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due exclusively to service-connected PTSD, but denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date than March 16, 2023 for a 30 percent rating of PTSD.

The Board grants a rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but no higher.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 30, 2020, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and a higher initial rating for PTSD, but remanded the issue of total disability based on individual unemployability.

The appeal as to whether the Veteran's June 14, 2012, VA Form 21-4138 constituted a notice of disagreement with respect to the May 25, 2012, rating decision denying a compensable rating for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a headache disability, sinus disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, as well as an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to the untimely submission of a VA Form 10182 more than a year after the June 2016 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with depressive disorder, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for right ankle fracture residuals, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due solely to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder from September 7, 2022, and denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent prior to that date. The Veteran was also granted TDIU prior to September 7, 2022.