PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to in-service military sexual trauma.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but no higher, based on the Veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD during the pendency of the claim or recent to its filing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and secondary service connections for insomnia / sleep problems, headache disorder, and RIGHT knee osteoarthritis. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and pseudofolliculitis barbae of the skin was denied.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for PTSD, as well as a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to June 10, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, a 70 percent initial rating for PTSD since July 1, 2014, and a 10 percent rating for TMJ with bruxism. The remaining claims were denied.

The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a left shoulder disability, but denied increased ratings for PTSD and TMD, as well as service connections for chronic sinusitis, respiratory insufficiency, dyspnea, CFS, fibromyalgia, dermatitis, functional abdominal pain syndrome, bloating, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, IBS, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating from July 9, 2020.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including bipolar disorder, due to errors in satisfying VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, an earlier effective date for TDIU, and an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease associated with posttraumatic stress disorder to obtain a new VA examination.

The Board granted an effective date of February 2, 2018, for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD with depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, PTSD, depression, high blood pressure, a stomach condition, both eyes disability, heart condition, and headaches, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and to perform additional development regarding participation in TERA.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder, moderate, in sustained remission.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD with other specified depressive disorder, short duration depressive episodes and the claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder separate from her currently service-connected psychiatric disability was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating more than 70 percent for PTSD and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with other specified anxiety disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling, and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate was granted for the period on appeal prior to September 30, 2024.