PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and depression as they have already been granted.

The Board remands the issues of increased disability ratings for various conditions due to a failure to substantially comply with previous directives.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and an effective date prior to May 10, 2011 for the award of TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder, hypertension as secondary to PTSD, anxiety disorder and hypochondria, tinnitus, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis or nexus to service.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for the service-connected PTSD with TBI from August 24, 2020.

The Board denied a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no evidence to support a link between his current diagnosis and an in-service stressor.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as the credible evidence of record does not corroborate a claimed in-service stressor related to the Veteran's currently diagnosed PTSD and the Veteran's psychiatric disorder did not have its onset in service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and PTSD, due to duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and insomnia disorder, due to an incomplete October 2020 VA examination.

The Board denied a rating more than 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea but granted an effective date of October 9, 2009, for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD and status post bilateral gynecomastectomies with residual scars, as well as service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to PTSD. The claims for service connection of right and left knee conditions were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as a pre-decisional error was found requiring a VA opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he is shown to be employed fulltime as a police officer earning over $67,000 per year.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, a compensable rating for vitreous degeneration, and an increased rating for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or additional benefits.

The Veteran is granted a Level 2 stipend under the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers due to his inability to self-sustain in the community.