PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a left elbow disability and remanded several other claims, including those for allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, heart disease, low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted an effective date of March 23, 2021, for the grant of service connection for ED and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, as well as a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD. The assignment of a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches was denied.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches, effective January 1, 2024, and denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and increased ratings for various conditions.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder associated with sleep apnea, effective September 11, 2021, but dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board granted a 70% rating for PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, as well as service connection for OSA, IVDS, lumbosacral strain, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for pseudoseizures and PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 20 percent for pseudoseizures or higher than 70 percent for PTSD during the period on appeal.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for insomnia and PTSD, resulting in their dismissal.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and an increased rating for psychiatric conditions.

The veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a bowel disability, to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as secondary to service-connected PTSD and denied the remaining claims for service connection.

The Veteran's effective date for the grant of a 70 percent initial rating for PTSD and TDIU, as well as SMC, were granted.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD, as the August 1991 rating decision became final and the Veteran's next claim to reopen was received on October 30, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for borderline personality disorder and a psychiatric disorder other than borderline personality disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent effective August 5, 2019, as the severity of his symptoms more closely approximates occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims.

The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed as the issue is moot due to a full grant of benefits. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which was related to undiagnosed PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, as well as an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and medical evidence linking these conditions to his service.