PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, and TBI due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, as an adequate VA mental disorders examination addressing the nature and etiology of the diagnosed pathology has not been provided.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and a sleep disorder other than obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence of a medical nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for PTSD, while granting service connection for a left knee disability. The issues of TDIU, headaches, tinnitus, and allergic rhinitis were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, unspecified, due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's reported military sexual traumas.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for depressive disorder with PTSD prior to March 22, 2019, but denied a higher rating from that date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was rated 70 percent disabling since December 16, 2018, and the Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for this condition alone effective from that date.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to the need for an updated examination and treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, alcohol abuse, and hypertension due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to an in-service sexual assault.

The appeal of the finding of a duty to assist (DTA) error during higher-level review (HLR) for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the February 26, 2024 VA letter informing the Veteran that he must use the proper Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) form for readjudication of his claim of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis were dismissed. The appeal of service connection for sinusitis and spine-related paresthesia was denied, while claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Veteran is granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The veteran withdrew all appeals related to the claims for initial disability evaluations and service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of January 9, 2019. The claims for right lower extremity neurological condition and intracranial hypertension were denied.

The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected PTSD but denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, while denying service connection for hypertension, a left arm disability, a left lower extremity neurological disability, a right lower extremity neurological disability, and left knee pain. The Board also granted ratings of 70%, 10%, and 30% for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, dry eye syndrome, and gastroesophageal reflux disease with irritable bowel syndrome, respectively.

The Board denied increased ratings for tinnitus, PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and somatic symptom disorder, persistent, severe, with predominant pain but denied an earlier effective date prior to March 17, 2014.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of July 7, 2023, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The claim for a higher evaluation for PTSD in excess of 70% was denied.