PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for her posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) effective August 19, 2024, but the cervical tumor was denied a compensable disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied increased ratings for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing disability, CFS, OSA, headache disability (claimed as cephalgia), and cardiac arrhythmia.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1318, as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability to his cause of death.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for rhinitis with nasal septal deformity.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a rating of 100 percent, and service connection for migraines secondary to PTSD was also granted. The other issues were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that her symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for separate and increased evaluations in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder and TBI to obtain an addendum opinion that differentiates the symptoms of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than posttraumatic stress disorder, as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of any such condition and the veteran is already compensated for all his psychiatric symptoms through his service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the muscle group XVII (status post gunshot wound to the right buttock) disability from May 4, 2016. The appeal seeking earlier effective dates for service connection was dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety, as well as antisocial personality disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and GAD, effective September 4, 2021.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating higher than 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from May 17, 2017, to October 16, 2018, for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to obtain a medical addendum opinion regarding the relationship between in-service symptoms and current diagnoses.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria being met, as it was not factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred prior to November 4, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU, prior to January 15, 2022, and dismissed his appeal for a TDIU from that date forward.