PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, but remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas since March 23, 2021, warranting a 70 percent disability evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and an increased rating for PTSD with TBI, as no new and relevant evidence was received to support the claims.

The appeal was dismissed as the Notice of Disagreement did not timely address the issues in question.

The Board granted an effective date of July 27, 2022, for the granting of a 100 percent evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder with panic attacks, fatigue, insomnia, cognitive issues, and nausea.

The Board grants service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's reported experiences during military service.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for PTSD, effective January 11, 2020. The OSA claim was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD, shin splints, and tinnitus due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of a higher initial rating.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board granted an effective date of January 29, 2023, for the award of service connection for migraine including migraine variants and denied earlier effective dates for a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder as well as compensable ratings for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma with restrictive lung disease.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not warrant a rating in excess of 70 percent, but she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her service-connected disabilities and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted an effective date of May 21, 2019, for a 100 percent evaluation for acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and insomnia, for further evidentiary development.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder from February 24, 2016, to November 5, 2018; denied a higher rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD in partial or complete remission from November 6, 2018, to March 23, 2025; and granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD from March 24, 2025.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, and OSA due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the matter to obtain additional records from the Lebanon VAMC and review the Veteran's paper claims file for further development of the claim.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and major depressive disorder, finding the service-connected conditions to be productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to suicidal ideation, depressed mood, flattened affect, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, and other symptoms.

The Board denied the motion to revise on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a June 29, 2020 Board decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).