PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD and denied a higher rating for prostate cancer, while remanding the claim for special monthly compensation.

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.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to December 15, 2023, and the claim for a higher rating from that date onward was denied. The Veteran's TDIU was granted prior to December 7, 2021, but dismissed as moot from that date onward.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, effective July 13, 2013. The claims for a left elbow and shoulder condition were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, schizophrenia, and substance abuse disorder, for further development.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for COPD with asthma and a 70 percent rating for PTSD, while denying service connection for a left shoulder condition.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran filed a VA Form 10182 more than one year after the December 2022 and January 2023 rating decisions that addressed the service connection issues.

The Board granted the revision of the September 2004 rating decision, in which entitlement to service connection for PTSD was denied, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), allowing an earlier effective date.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for obesity and an evaluation in excess of 70 percent disabling for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder from April 1, 2021.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 5, 2020 for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with panic disorder and an earlier effective date of October 20, 2020 for service connection for chronic conjunctivitis. The claims for hypertension and TDIU were denied.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected PTSD, rendering the appeal for TDIU moot.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for PTSD, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with anxiety and depression, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals related to service connection and higher rating for various conditions, including PTSD, degenerative arthritis of the spine, eczema, left ankle disorder, migraine headaches, and nose bleeds.

The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD, granted a 50 percent rating for headaches, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and major depression from September 11, 2012. The appeal was remanded for further action regarding the respiratory condition.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, for a new medical examination and opinion.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was granted due to the receipt of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a higher rating than 70 percent.