PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus to September 23, 2020 and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, hypothyroidism, neck disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and osteoarthritis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the respective rating decisions on appeal.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed as moot due to a previous grant of service connection. Service connection for CFS is denied based on the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or symptomatology related to CFS.

The Board grants service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and credible supporting evidence.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on a current diagnosis and the Veteran's service-connected Major Depressive Disorder.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities to obtain additional VA examinations, as the current evidence is inadequate.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating for the period from May 26, 2017 to November 26, 2019, and he was also granted TDIU, SMC at the housebound rate, and DEA benefits effective from that date.

The appeal was dismissed for untimeliness, and service connection claims were denied or remanded based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability and PTSD, but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type.

The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 2014, for a rating of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dismissed service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and radiculopathy in both lower extremities, as the severity of his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, but remanded the claims for acid reflux, ED, and GERD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD, with generalized anxiety disorder, ADHD, unspecified depressive disorder, and opiate use disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and chronic right and left ankle sprains, but denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and PTSD. The claims for a left ear hearing loss disability, chronic left wrist sprain, back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and right foot disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, other specified depression disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder based on the Veteran's in-service stressors.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including posttraumatic stress disorder and other specified bipolar and related disorder, due to an inadequate medical opinion that fails to consider the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to inadequate reasons and bases in a previous decision, including failure to address certain medical records and stressors.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence.