PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, and remanded the claim for OSA due to a lack of an adequate opinion on direct service connection.

The Board granted service connection for GERD on a direct basis, but dismissed the appeal for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than adjustment disorder with depression, anxiety, and ADHD; to include PTSD and bipolar disorder.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, denied an initial compensable rating for throat cancer, and granted service connection for left knee condition, right knee condition, lower back disability, migraines, and sleep apnea. The appeal for vertigo was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include UDD, MDD, GAD, and adjustment disorder with anxiety due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Veteran's initial ratings for PTSD and IBS were granted, along with effective dates of January 1, 2018, for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The appeals for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left kidney cancer and residuals, and prostate cancer and residuals are dismissed as there remains no question of law or fact for the Board to resolve.

The Veteran's PTSD made him unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation since September 9, 2009, and he is entitled to TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate from that date.

The appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various service-connected conditions, including allergic rhinitis, hallux valgus of the left foot, right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis, PTSD, and TDIU, are dismissed.

The Board denied increased evaluations for asthma, PTSD with sleep deprivation, and right shoulder rotator cuff tear. The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for high blood pressure and TDIU was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for a grant of a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and an effective date of January 29, 2018, but no earlier, for the assignment of service connection for headaches. A disability rating of 50 percent was also granted from January 8, 2019 to July 7, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for Grave's disease and denied revisions to prior rating decisions on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, as well as denying increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 100 percent evaluation for PTSD with depressive disorder, finding that there was no entitlement to an increased rating prior to October 6, 2020.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her service-connected disabilities, which include posttraumatic stress disorder and various musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms not more closely approximating total occupational and social impairment.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed, and the effective dates for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and related peripheral neuropathies were denied.

The Board granted a 100 percent initial rating for PTSD due to persistent danger of hurting herself and others, resulting in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than February 1, 2022, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD but granted a TDIU with an effective date of February 1, 2022.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's PTSD originated during active service.