PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The claims for service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, and PTSD are remanded for readjudication based on new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted as of June 1, 2022.

The Board granted an effective date of May 11, 2023, for the award of service connection for PTSD and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD from July 8, 2023.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a current disability.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible in-service stressor evidence.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to the Veteran's service in Kuwait and Qatar.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military trauma.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and relevant evidence, but remanded it for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the rating reduction for PTSD and related conditions, leading to the dismissal of the case.

The Board grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective September 19, 2024.

The Board dismissed the proposals to discontinue SMC and reduce the rating for NHL, as well as the service connection claims for inner ear damage/ear disability and PTSD due to untimely filings.

The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's in-service personal assault.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including right shoulder disability, right ankle disability, chronic fatigue, Meniere's disease, nausea, left big toe condition, and vertigo. The claims for diverticulitis, tinnitus, anxiety disorder, eating disorder, insomnia, major depression, and PTSD were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, both on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a 1981 decision and on other grounds.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, based on the Veteran's reported stressors during his deployment to Kosovo.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from May 2, 2019, to November 9, 2021, and for PTSD alone effective December 2, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder, effective March 20, 2023.

The Veteran's request to revise or reverse a September 24, 2010, rating decision that denied entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.105 is denied.