PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of the August 2014 and January 2020 rating decisions that denied service connection for PTSD on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted an increased initial disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to symptoms productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted an effective date of May 15, 2023, for the award of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD and major depressive disorder.

The veteran was granted an earlier effective date of September 30, 2015, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a 100 percent initial rating for his service-connected PTSD. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD, due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression and anxiety.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating for PTSD with bipolar disorder to correct a duty to assist error related to notice of the right to a hearing.

The Board remands the matter for additional development, specifically to obtain outstanding VA treatment records from 2017 onwards, including results of psychological testing and follow-up assessments.

The Board denied entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status prior to October 10, 2014, as the Veteran did not meet the threshold requirements for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder is granted a rating of 70 percent, and he is also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his PTSD from February 27, 2015, as well as special monthly compensation.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent evaluation for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 7, 2021.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate a 50 percent disability rating but do not result in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected PTSD, finding that the symptoms did not warrant a disability rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the claim for service connection for lumbar spinal stenosis.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a schedular rating of 100 percent, effective from the date of her claim.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).