PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied as no claim (formal or informal) for an acquired psychiatric disorder was received until August 21, 2017.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with associated major depressive disorder, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and prostate cancer for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and there was no competent evidence linking his current disabilities to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD and a rating in excess of 70 percent for his PTSD.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder and a temporary total evaluation as a result of hospitalization.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of higher ratings and service connection were dismissed as they constituted impermissible, free-standing, earlier effective claims.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of a 70 percent rating for PTSD, TDIU, DEA eligibility, and ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to deficiencies in the record and VA's duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis on a presumptive basis and denied service connection for allergic rhinitis. The claims for posttraumatic stress disorder, hypertension, COPD, and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board denied service connection for obesity, a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, an increased rating for tinnitus, and an increased rating for PTSD. The issues of service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of October 10, 2019, for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board granted readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the issue for further action by the AOJ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent prior to June 13, 2019 for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU prior to that date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissed one claim, and remanded several others.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's psychiatric condition as it did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the service connection claim for athlete's foot.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other disabilities including the right ankle, left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, heart, respiratory, kidney, venous thrombosis, urinary hesitancy, acute metabolic encephalopathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep disturbance, abdominal distension, atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, neurological disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, stroke, skin disability, fibromyalgia, bilateral foot pain, hammer toes, tinea pedis, meningitis, GERD, traumatic brain injury, and irritable bowel syndrome. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and a back disability.