PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD with polysubstance abuse but denied service connection for right lower extremity shrapnel wounds.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, as well as a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH), due to the lack of evidence showing permanent loss of use of any extremities or hands.

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for the service-connected heart disability from July 1, 2020 to March 3, 2023 and denied evaluations in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, 10 percent for tinnitus, and no compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for TDIU based solely on the service-connected heart disability was dismissed.

The appeal was partially denied, with some issues dismissed and others remanded for further consideration.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's condition more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 70 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent rating for PTSD, as there was no actual improvement in the Veteran's condition that warranted the reduction.

The Board denied an effective date prior to December 27, 2012, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the severity, frequency, and duration of her symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The veteran withdrew all claims pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and as such, the appeals for initial ratings and service connection were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for a higher disability evaluation for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU due to incomplete evidence in the record, specifically regarding private treatment records through the Community Care Program.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for PTSD, and the Board dismissed the claim.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for various conditions, including right thumb deformity and pain, dental and oral numbness/tingling, lower back pain, a bilateral hip condition, left knee pain, right knee pain, polycystic ovarian syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder, migraines, ringing in the ears, a spine disability, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 25, 2021, for the award of service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, unspecified.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD due to incomplete evidence and a need for further development of the record.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney, and the claim is dismissed. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee condition is remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for her acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective November 6, 2020.

The appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed due to a claims processing error.

The Veteran's PTSD, major depressive disorder with opioid use and alcohol use was granted a rating of 100 percent effective August 14, 2022.