PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for PTSD with related conditions, as well as TDIU, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with MDD with psychotic features, effective November 9, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from June 8, 2020, to October 25, 2023, and also denied his claim for SMC from October 26, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and a higher rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for mental health condition/PTSD, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether it is related to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to a verified in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection were partially granted, with specific conditions receiving different effective dates.,The Veteran was awarded a total disability rating for PTSD starting October 28, 2020, and service connection for tinnitus, sinusitis, and migraine headaches starting April 1, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability and assigned a 100% rating. The left ankle degenerative arthritis was rated at 30% from October 1, 2017.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective February 21, 2023, based on the Veteran's total occupational and social impairment due to his symptoms.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not cause a level of impairment required for a higher rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher rating.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and a 30 percent rating, and no higher, for ischemic heart disease with myocardial infarction residuals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma from March 22, 2017, until January 30, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, finding that December 16, 2017, is the earliest possible date given the requirements for a valid claim under VA regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with panic disorder prior to June 26, 2023, due to a lack of jurisdiction.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and unspecified depression.