PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, as there was no credible evidence linking the claimed conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's service connection claims for a left foot disorder, right foot disorder, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vision disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an effective date of September 18, 2019, for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and psychiatric disability, including PTSD, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability and a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as further evidence is needed.

The Board granted restoration of a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective September 1, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis but granted it for residuals of a right foot fracture. The evaluation for PTSD was denied as greater than 70 percent.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depression disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the appeal for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and further developing the claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted an increased rating of 70 percent for the period from October 24, 2022, to July 19, 2023. Service connection for left hand Dupuytren's Nodule was denied.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA psychiatric examination and a VA erectile dysfunction examination due to improper notice of the Veteran's examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and insomnia.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD, but no higher, and remanded the claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the matter to obtain clarification of the July 2019 VA examination regarding the Veteran's PTSD symptoms, specifically focusing on whether the Veteran has impaired impulse control.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to March 13, 2015, for the grant of service connection for PTSD due to MST with bipolar disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed, and the application to readjudicate the matter of entitlement to service connection for bipolar disorder was granted. However, service connection for a psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and hypertension was denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence demonstrated its onset during active service and has been chronic since then. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to lack of continuous pursuit of the claim and the severity of symptoms not warranting a higher rating.