PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety and PTSD, due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the severity of symptoms.

The Board denied an effective date prior to February 10, 2021, for the grant of service connection for PTSD with alcohol and cannabis use disorders, as well as increased ratings for various disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 21, 2021, for service connection of PTSD.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD and IBS, but granted service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, based on credible lay statements and a private examiner’s opinion.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disability is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disorder, sinusitis, and a nerve disorder other than service-connected bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy. However, it granted an initial 20 percent rating for left great toe gout and a 50 percent rating for migraines.

The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder from July 24, 2018, to July 6, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, PTSD and major depressive disorder, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to obtain a medical nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as it did not result in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remands the service connection claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to an inadequate VA examination.

The appeal was denied as the discontinuance of a separate 40 percent rating for TBI and an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI were not supported by the evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for a disorder to the cervix.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone has prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment since November 6, 2024.

The Veteran's PTSD including unspecified neurocognitive disorder is granted a 100 percent schedular rating from March 19, 2012. The claims for service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction are denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, MDD, and SSD.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and TBI, granted a 50% rating for migraines from October 17, 2021, but denied ratings in excess of 50% for both conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and various ratings, as new evidence was not found to be relevant.