PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, to schedule a VA examination.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for PTSD and a 60 percent evaluation for right lower extremity sciatica, while denying an increased evaluation for valvular heart disease prior to December 11, 2021.

The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to April 30, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder, due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board granted the application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and PTSD, due to new and material evidence being submitted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to additional development needed, including verification of the Veteran's duty status on October 23, 1987, and obtaining any outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating for PTSD, finding that his symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, sleep apnea, and vision loss.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected PTSD contributed substantially to his myocardial infarction which led to his death.

The Board denied a rating greater than 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder and total disability based on individual unemployability, but granted service connection for left-hand strain and right-hand strain.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD was dismissed as untimely, and higher ratings for both PTSD and IHD were denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the evidence shows these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and insomnia due to deficiencies in the record, requiring additional development including rescheduling of examinations.

The Board granted an effective date of November 15, 2019, for the award of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD with MDD.

The Board granted an effective date of July 6, 2021 for a 30 percent evaluation for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and eosinophilic gastritis with helicobacter pylori but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD and remanded claims related to exotropia, including a compensable rating.

The Veteran's effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of PTSD and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria was granted as of October 8, 2021. The claim for TDIU prior to that date was denied.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a higher rating for sinus headaches to correct duty-to-assist errors.