PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and determined that the Appellant's discharge was due to willful and persistent misconduct, which barred him from receiving VA benefits.

The Board denied an evaluation for PTSD greater than 70 percent and bilateral retinal detachment with loss of visual field and left eye post operative cataract greater than 60 percent, but granted a 20 percent evaluation for patellofemoral syndrome and chondromalacia of the left knee, limitation of flexion.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to PTSD and granted special monthly compensation, but denied earlier effective dates for coronary artery disease and an increased evaluation for GERD.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms have not approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for GERD, service connection for PTSD with anxiety and depression, and service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, and hearing loss as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of these conditions during or shortly after active service.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor based on a current diagnosis and credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. However, the claim for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include persistent depressive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that these conditions are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as there is no justiciable case or controversy for active consideration by the Board, given that the Veteran's claims were fully granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired mental health disorder, to include PTSD due to in-service military sexual trauma (MST).

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent, and earlier effective dates were granted for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied entitlement to accrued benefits, DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, and service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of pending claims at death and insufficient evidence linking death to service. The Board remanded the claim for nonservice-connected survivor's pension benefits to obtain a VA examination regarding the appellant's permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18 and to obtain SSA records.

The Board granted an effective date of March 13, 2019, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a 70 percent initial rating from that date. Sinusitis was denied a compensable rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating from April 11, 2023, to February 28, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for a neck scar, dismissed the claim of entitlement to service connection for drug and alcohol abuse, and denied service connection for depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dizziness disorder, fatigue disorder, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, degenerative arthritis, left ankle arthritis, and left foot disorder.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus as secondary to service-connected hypertension and denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, while remanding claims for higher ratings and additional service connections.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) alone renders her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and she is entitled to a TDIU based on this condition.

The Board granted an effective date of March 2, 2020, for the grant of service connection for PTSD and DEA benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating higher than 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a finding of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, but not total impairment.