PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and eligibility to DEA from April 22, 2021, but TDIU was denied.

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2023 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including chronic kidney disease, headaches, TDIU, and DEA eligibility.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol and cocaine use disorder was granted an increased initial rating of 100 percent, the schedular maximum. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 24, 2023 for the now-assigned 100 percent rating for PTSD was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD with adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood and unspecified depressive disorder due to an inadequate medical opinion and a failure to properly verify a reported in-service stressor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for an evaluation higher than 70 percent for PTSD and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss to correct an AOJ error regarding notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board granted effective dates of October 30, 2024, for the awards of service connection and increased ratings for various disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for a traumatic brain injury for further development.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on a current diagnosis and verified in-service stressor.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for a migraine headache condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a higher evaluation of 70 percent for the period prior to October 29, 2019, but an increased rating greater than 70 percent from that date and all other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically the failure to verify the Veteran's in-service stressors and provide an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted an effective date of May 10, 2021, for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) exclusively due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status from August 31, 2023.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD, was withdrawn by the Veteran. The claim for tinnitus was denied due to a lack of credible evidence supporting its presence during the pendency or in close proximity to filing the service-connection claim.

The Board granted an effective date of December 5, 2023, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.