PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with opioid use disorder, sedative-hypnotics use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco use disorder due to the Veteran's occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis consistent with the DSM-5.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 19, 2022, for the award of a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and eating disorder, but denied service connection for right hand arthritis, left hand arthritis, nerve damage in the neck, nerve damage in the right shoulder, nerve damage in the left shoulder, bronchitis, a gynecological disability, and non-compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain prior to January 5, 2023, and a 10 percent rating for migraine headaches. The claims for increased ratings for GERD and PTSD were denied.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, but denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for dermatosis of the bilateral hands.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a rating of 70 percent, but no greater, effective June 23, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as additional development is necessary to satisfy specific statutory requirements.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for an appropriate medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and migraines, have prevented her from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the hypertension issue for further development.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the severity of the Veteran's symptoms.

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

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypopigmented macules and denied service connection for hypercholesterolemia, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the Veteran's in-service experiences.

The Board denied the claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to January 23, 2025.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for left and right knee strains, granted separate 10 percent ratings for painful, noncompensable limitation of flexion of the knees, granted service connection for back condition and related radiculopathies, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder condition.

The appeal for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been dismissed as the Veteran's claim was granted in full.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed and no good cause was shown.