PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and a 50 percent rating for left knee osteoarthritis, while denying increased ratings for left knee instability and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of PTSD, migraines, erectile dysfunction, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for bilateral pes planus. The claim for service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder, to include an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for migraine and tension headaches, a rating greater than 50 percent for residuals of traumatic brain injury with MDD, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and PTSD, and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for service-connected migraines from May 10, 2021, to January 2, 2024, but denied a rating in excess of 50 percent. The other claims were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating, special monthly compensation, and DEA benefits due to insufficient evidence of disability severity.

The Board remands the claim to properly verify the appellant's claimed service and clarify with the Department of Defense such service, including submitting his contentions for consideration.

The Board denied entitlement to an effective date earlier than August 27, 2009, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted an initial 50 percent disability rating prior to January 21, 2014, but a higher rating of greater than 70 percent from that date was denied.

The appeal of the proposal to change the effective date assigned for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was dismissed due to the Veteran's premature Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran is granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Veteran's service-connected parkinsonism disease with dementia and PTSD are manifested by loss of use of both feet, which meets the criteria for an automobile allowance.

The Board remands the claims for an increased initial rating and earlier effective date for anxiety and depression with insomnia, as well as a claim for service connection for PTSD, to allow further development and readjudication of the acquired psychiatric disorder claim.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of May 15, 2020, for a total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) were granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, an increased rating for asthma, and a higher evaluation for PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired mental health disability, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of administrative review options.