PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 8, 2008 for the grant of service connection for chronic sinusitis. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and bipolar disorder due to military sexual trauma. The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD on a direct basis, for further development and verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and an increased rating for PTSD, while remanding claims for a kidney disease and TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating, and TDIU due to his PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for PTSD and migraine headaches, as the evidence did not support ratings in excess of 50 percent and 30 percent, respectively.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and survivors' pension benefits due to insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's psychiatric conditions to her death or exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred and no verified stressor was found.

The Board granted an effective date of May 13, 2011, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, TBI, migraine headaches, asthma, lumbosacral strain, right leg stress fracture of tibia with shin splints and LCL sprain, and dyshidrotic eczema. However, it granted a 50 percent rating for migraines since April 13, 2021, an earlier effective date of May 6, 2020, but no earlier, for the 70 percent rating of PTSD; an earlier effective date of April 13, 2021, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for TBI and the 50 percent rating of migraine headaches; and an earlier effective date of May 20, 2022, but no earlier, for the 30 percent rating of asthma.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for PTSD due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically the failure to verify an in-service stressor and obtain a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and left hand strain, and assigned an initial disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several service connection claims due to a lack of evidence regarding the etiology of certain conditions.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea. The effective dates for asthma, PTSD, and GERD were also denied.

The appeal was denied because the claim for accrued benefits for service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was not filed within one year after the Veteran's death.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of May 26, 2017, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for an increased disability evaluation for PTSD, TDIU, and DEA benefits.

The Board granted an effective date of July 28, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD based on continuous prosecution of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) effective November 13, 2024.