PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 26, 1996, for the award of service connection for PTSD based on newly associated records that were not available during previous adjudications.

The Board denied a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's mental health disability prior to July 9, 2025 and remanded several issues related to service connection.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and bilateral RLS, but denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for IBS and 10 percent for vertigo. The Board also remanded the claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD was granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted an increased evaluation of 70 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but remanded other issues for further development.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but no higher, based on the Veteran's symptomatology.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, dermatosis of the feet, irritable bowel syndrome, and traumatic brain injury. The appeal was denied for increased ratings for PTSD, tremors of the hands, functional digestive disorder, asthma, rhinitis, and chin scar.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, but no higher. The Veteran's PTSD was characterized by depression and anxiety, feeling on edge, hypervigilance, compulsive behaviors that affect function, flattened affect, chronic sleep impairment, weekly panic attacks, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and an inability to maintain effective relationships.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 13, 2016, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a disability rating of 100 percent.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, attributing it to PTSD which was related to service and a contributory cause of his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to February 26, 2021, and in excess of 50 percent since February 26, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and pain of cervical & cervicothoracic regions.

The Board granted an increased (Level 2) stipend in the PCAFC for the Veteran's caregiver due to the need for continuous supervision and protection based on the Veteran's medical conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and depression, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for both an increased rating and service connection due to untimely filings.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, as the weight of evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, and mild recurrent major depressive disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's PTSD warranted a 70 percent rating from September 1, 2021, to February 3, 2022, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the service connection of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder and insomnia, granted a 100 percent rating for this condition, and dismissed the issue of TDIU as moot. Service connection for hypertension was also denied.

The appeals for service connection and higher initial rating were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.