PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was found to be manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent disability rating from June 24, 2009 to April 6, 2015. The Veteran's PTSD also rendered him unemployable during this period.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent from March 13, 2023 onward, and earlier effective dates for service connection and benefits related to allergic rhinitis, PTSD, DEA, SMC housebound, and SMC aid and attendance were granted.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for a psychiatric condition and in excess of 40 percent for a lower back condition, as it needs to obtain additional private treatment records.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the right shoulder disability and 40 percent for the lower back disability, effective March 23, 2020, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted an evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD, finding the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate the criteria for this rating.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to notice of the right to a hearing.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with MDD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and special monthly compensation at the statutory housebound rate.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder (PTSD) as the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and remanded several other claims.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted an effective date of February 4, 2019 for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and service connection for OSA, but remanded the issue of an increased rating for sinusitis, including a separate rating for headaches.

The Board denied increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), eczema, and remanded the claim for total disability for individual unemployability.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was untimely.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's exposure to a corroborated in-service stressor event.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent from September 30, 2016, to July 18, 2019, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria prior to February 19, 2020, due to a statutory or regulatory error by the AOJ that has a reasonable possibility of aiding in substantiating the claim.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and OSA due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring further development including VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the evidence is at least equally balanced that the symptoms of the Veteran's PTSD are consistent with a rating of 70 percent.