PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 15, 2016, for the grants of service connection for PTSD and tinnitus.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for PTSD was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and thoracolumbar spine disability, but granted a 40% evaluation for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The claim for TDIU was remanded.

The Veteran's motion to reverse the September 2014 RO rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD, on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's PTSD is characterized by total social and occupational impairment, warranting a disability rating of 100 percent.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining potentially relevant Social Security Administration records.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial rating for PTSD and a TDIU prior to September 28, 2023.

The Board granted an effective date of January 22, 2019, for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for further development and a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and schizoaffective disorder were granted a 100 percent disability rating from April 27, 2016, onward.

The appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed, but the Veteran's claims for direct service connection for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension were granted. The claim for service connection for GERD was remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 100 percent from March 12, 2014, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include major depression and PTSD, as an addendum medical opinion is necessary to fully consider the Veteran's description of his in-service assault and statements of having depression since service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance. Other claims were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 21, 2023, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded for further development and re-adjudication.

The Board granted service connection for neck strain, low back disorder, and migraines based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), based on the Veteran's in-service stressors during his active service in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for bronchial asthma and denied service connection for traumatic brain injury to include as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder and PTSD.

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