PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of September 18, 2017 for the award of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied earlier effective dates for a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy. The Board remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea.

The case is remanded for the appellant to be afforded a hearing before a Decision Review Officer (DRO) and for readjudication of the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 50 percent rating prior to May 5, 2017, and a 70 percent rating from that date forward, along with a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and TBI prior to May 21, 2022, due to an inadequate discussion of the Veteran's reports of physical symptoms such as dizziness and blurred vision.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there is no persuasive evidence linking the Veteran's psychiatric conditions to his active-duty service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI both prior to and from October 18, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's diagnosis and in-service stressors.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD based on the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due exclusively to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for a VA psychiatric examination to address deficiencies in the October 2020 evaluation report.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including missing Reserve records and outstanding SSA records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and hearing loss for accrued benefits purposes due to a lack of credible evidence showing he had these conditions during his lifetime.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU based on her service-connected PTSD from August 20, 2001 to September 18, 2014 and since November 1, 2015.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for a low back disability, PTSD, and epididymitis.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100 percent disability rating from April 7, 2020, and the issue of entitlement to a TDIU is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated as 70 percent disabling from November 17, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but denied service connection for PTSD, joint pains, bilateral hearing loss, and an eye disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 9, 2009, for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or an earlier effective date.