PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing was denied as he does not meet the criteria due to his ability to independently ambulate with the use of braces.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for PTSD, cervical strain, and bilateral knee disorders.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from March 15, 2024, to March 16, 2025.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a 10 percent rating for right knee arthritis with limitation of flexion prior to June 28, 2021, and a separate 30 percent rating for instability of the right knee. The claims for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the right knee and PTSD were denied.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher initial rating for PTSD, a higher initial rating for headaches, and TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication by the AOJ, considering newly submitted evidence.

The Veteran was granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD from September 19, 2016, to May 30, 2019, and from August 1, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and MDD, based on credible evidence of military sexual trauma (MST) during service and a nexus between the current disabilities and the in-service stressor.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, increased ratings, and temporary total disability rating due to hospital treatment in excess of 21 days under 38 C.F.R. § 4.29.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and back disability but granted a TDIU. Several service connection claims were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 22, 2017, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent, and TDIU and SMC are granted effective July 8, 2013.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted an increased rating to 50 percent for headaches during the specified periods.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status due to her service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include stress disorder, PTSD, or mental health disorders, due to a need for further evidence and medical opinion.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD, as the earliest possible date for which service connection may be awarded is November 9, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other issues related to PTSD, sciatica nerve left leg, sleep apnea, and diabetes were remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood as the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.