PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for PTSD to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically related to obtaining outstanding medical records from 2020 to 2021.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder from January 22, 1973 and entitlement to a TDIU due to PTSD prior to January 29, 1998 for further development.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability was granted a 70 percent rating prior to April 9, 2020, and the claims for service connection for diverticulitis, diverticulosis, and left hip disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 9, 2016 for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected PTSD alone from October 1, 2016, to February 12, 2020, and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate for the same period.

The Board denied a rating greater than 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder but granted increased ratings of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy and bilateral dry eye syndrome.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and TDIU, while denying service connection for chronic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, urinary tract disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and remanding claims for right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, RLE radicular pain, sinusitis, and an increased rating for PTSD. The claims for service connection for DM II, ED, headaches, left thumb disability and scar, right thumb, increased ratings for rhinitis, IBS with GERD, and OSA with bronchitis were remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of September 17, 2008, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for PTSD was granted. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to September 25, 2016, for the award of entitlement to service connection for CAD was denied.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The attorney is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a January 2024 decision that granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and awarded a higher disability rating for PTSD; however, the Veteran's appeal regarding the attorney's eligibility for a fee is denied.

The Board remands the claims for a right knee rating, PTSD with substance and alcohol dependence, and left knee arthralgia to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for a right knee rating, PTSD with substance and alcohol dependence, and left knee arthralgia to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for a right knee rating, PTSD with substance and alcohol dependence, and left knee arthralgia to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for obesity and denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, delusional disorder paranoid type, left shoulder bicipital tendonitis status post left shoulder slap bicep tendonitis (non-dominant), and left knee strain. However, it granted an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for left knee strain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for headaches, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions and granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased the rating for posttraumatic stress disorder to 100 percent, while denying or dismissing claims for other conditions.

The Board denied the restoration of a 40 percent rating for overactive bladder but reinstated a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) effective December 1, 2021.