PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder and panic disorder was granted an initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher, from November 4, 2016.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (r)(1) level, effective January 7, 2011.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability and an initial 50 percent rating, but not higher, prior to September 7, 2021, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. The remaining claims were denied or remanded.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD from July 24, 2018, and a 50 percent rating prior to March 22, 2017, but denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent from March 22, 2017, to July 23, 2018.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and posttraumatic stress disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam or Korea.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of September 19, 2016, for the 70 percent schedular rating assigned for PTSD is granted. The appeal for a schedular rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a disability rating of 100 percent from January 1, 2015, due to symptoms that more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied an effective date prior to January 3, 2020, for service connection for PTSD as there was no evidence of a pending request for service connection before that date.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for PTSD, TDIU, and DEA benefits. The August 2023 rating decision contained clear and unmistakable error in assigning an earlier effective date for erectile dysfunction and SMC.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD and UDD, as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and higher ratings, except for right lower extremity radiculopathy which was granted an effective date of October 24, 2022.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with anxiety, depression, mood disorder NOS, and alcohol dependency in remission, effective July 26, 2012. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) effective the same date.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 100 percent for PTSD and granted an effective date of August 19, 2010, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The appeals for increased disability rating and service connection have been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 20, 2020 for service connection for conjunctivitis and denied earlier effective dates for PTSD and the skin conditions. The Veteran was also denied initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for conjunctivitis and 70 percent for PTSD prior to April 26, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder and remanded claims for major depressive disorder, PTSD disability, and alcohol use disorder due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 24, 2017, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD) on the basis of clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD to acquire a medical opinion addressing the onset date of the Veteran's condition.