PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, low back, neck pain, PTSD, and left shoulder conditions, as the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but dismissed the appeals for Raynaud's Syndrome, insomnia, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to untimeliness of the notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, finding that the current 70 percent disability rating adequately compensates the Veteran for her psychiatric symptomatology associated with her PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to service-connected PTSD, panic disorder without agoraphobia, and TBI, as well as a claim for hearing loss.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining outstanding private and VA medical records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flatfoot, arthritis of the neck, PTSD, radiculopathy of both upper extremities, and non-compensable ratings for umbilical hernia and right inguinal hernia.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder due to incomplete service records and outstanding treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as moot, and a 50 percent rating was granted for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder from May 23, 2019.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and major depression, as there was no evidence of onset in service or a link to active duty.

The appeal regarding service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was dismissed because the August 2024 rating decision did not decide any question of law or fact, but instead stated that it would adjudicate the claim after further development.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for PTSD and residuals of a TBI, to include migraine headaches, but denied earlier effective dates for lumbosacral strain, cervical DDD, right upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical DDD, and left upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical DDD.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions due to a failure to file a timely notice of disagreement with an AOJ decision from January 2019.

The appeal for the issues of service connection for various conditions and TDIU was dismissed due to the lack of new and relevant evidence within one year of the final legacy rating decisions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been found to be manifested by total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating effective September 1, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for a facial scar as a residual of a head injury with facial lacerations and an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for Crohn's disease. The claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral shoulder disability, compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and hypertension, increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of a current psychiatric disability during the appeal period. The claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, migraine headaches, and myofascial neck pain. Effective September 7, 2018, SMC was granted under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(t).