PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and multiple claims for service connection were remanded due to missing or unavailable service treatment records.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 7, 2017, for the award of a TDIU and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance but denied increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy affecting both lower extremities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher disability rating for PTSD, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for migraine headaches, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, AUD, MDD, and unspecified depressive disorder, based on a traumatic stressor event during active military service.

The Board grants an earlier effective date of March 6, 2018 for the award of a 50 percent disability rating for service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied an increased rating for left ear hearing loss, a higher evaluation for PTSD, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted an effective date of May 27, 2022 for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and basic eligibility to DEA based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 2, 2022, for service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, currently claimed as PTSD, including depression and anxiety, due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted a 70 percent disability rating from October 5, 2018, forward.

The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dismissed the appeal seeking service connection for a head injury.

The appeal was granted for eligibility to the direct payment of attorney fees based on the March 2024 awards of service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, but denied for tinnitus.

The appeal for evaluation of IVDS and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine was dismissed, while TDIU was granted due to the combined effects of service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as the claim was previously granted by the AOJ in November 2024.

The Board grants service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, finding it to be a result of the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.