PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and erectile dysfunction due to lack of jurisdiction, denied an increased rating for depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, and remanded additional claims for further development.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, panic disorder, or adjustment disorder, as a new examination and medical opinion is required.

The Board granted an effective date of July 14, 2021, for the grant of service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was withdrawn by the veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of adequate medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and MDD, based on the most probative evidence of record establishing a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of liver transplant with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma status-post liver transplant, claimed as liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. The appeal for PTSD, COPD, and tinnitus was dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the evidence showing occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, circumstantial speech, and difficulty establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and memory loss as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions. The claims for back injury, left knee strain, right hip strain, and right wrist strain were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, granted it for unspecified anxiety disorder, and denied it for lumbar spine osteoarthritis and a skin disability.

The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to January 28, 2010, for the award of service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder was dismissed as it is a freestanding claim that cannot be challenged once the decision becomes final.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, cardiomyopathy, erectile dysfunction, and major depressive disorder as there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors or a causal relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no evidence of a currently diagnosed mental disorder during the period under review.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) effective March 29, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was granted a disability rating of 70 percent from October 28, 2011, and 100 percent beginning June 30, 2020. The Veteran was also granted individual unemployability (TDIU) effective October 28, 2011.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD to ensure that VA's duty to assist is satisfied, including by obtaining a new examination and addressing the Veteran's concerns about the July 2018 VA examination.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, other than bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as based on loss of use of both legs due to service-connected bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected PTSD prior to January 29, 2008 and a rating in excess of 70 percent from January 29, 2008 for further development.

The Board denied service connection for loss of teeth, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and PTSD as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.