PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with panic disorder, finding that February 6, 2019, was the earliest possible date based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to outstanding medical records and a need for VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for an examination and opinion to determine the likely etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and remanded the claims for PTSD, chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, and other specified depressive disorder. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and right knee strain were also denied. Additionally, the claims for service connection for various radiculopathy conditions and chronic headaches were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a nasal disability, including allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. An increased rating of 70 percent was granted for PTSD with insomnia.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD due to military sexual trauma, as the Veteran's condition manifested total social and occupational impairment throughout the appeal period.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate examination and medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed psychiatric disabilities.

The Board dismissed the claims for revision of a July 2016 and May 2016 rating decision denying service connection for anxiety and PTSD based on CUE, respectively.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating of PTSD and service connection for tinnitus, among other issues.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate, effective May 22, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for a VA psychiatric examination to address the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression and its impact on his employability.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of PTSD and to obtain an opinion regarding the etiology of GERD, including whether it is caused or aggravated by PTSD, IBS, or TERA exposure.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for left eye disability and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dismissed the claims for left lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy. The claim for GERD was remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for a back condition, bilateral hearing loss (BHL), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and granted a 20 percent rating for the left ankle disability, while denying all other claims.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD but denied a higher rating and remanded the claim for left distal fibular fracture, while also denying a higher rating for migraines.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, stating that he was rated at 100 percent and there are no remaining claims for appellate consideration.