PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection and initial rating for various conditions was dismissed due to the submission of a duplicate Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

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

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, while denying other claims.

The Board granted an effective date of December 28, 2022, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, insomnia disorder, and major depressive disorder, for treatment purposes only under Chapter 17.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating higher than 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder from July 10, 2023 through August 31, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, as the evidence did not support an earlier date than December 22, 2016.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and the need to obtain outstanding identified VA and private treatment records.

The Board granted an effective date of May 26, 2020, for the award of service connection for PTSD but denied a higher initial rating for PTSD. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the case to properly adjudicate the Veteran's February 2022 CUE motion in the first instance.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on evidence showing the conditions began during the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's effective date for a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder was granted as of February 19, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left upper extremity neuropathy, and right upper extremity neuropathy.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and service connection, including for allergic rhinitis, bladder condition, COPD, sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss because audiological testing showed the Veteran did not meet VA's criteria for hearing loss disability. The Board remanded the tinnitus claim because the January 2023 VA medical opinion regarding secondary service connection was based on an incorrect factual premise and was inadequate for adjudication.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and PTSD, due to a lack of sufficient medical evidence. The tinnitus claim is denied as new and relevant evidence has not been submitted.

The Board grants service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on a current diagnosis and an in-service stressor that has been supported by credible evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood and PTSD, to ensure compliance with a pre-decisional duty to assist by obtaining Social Security Administration records.