PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a rating in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches with photophobia, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or frequent prostrating attacks that were productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and substance/alcohol use disorders, due to inadequate VA examination and missing Vet Center records.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, NCD, and TBI prior to May 4, 2023, and restored the 10 percent rating for GERD effective June 8, 2023.

The Board restored the 10 percent rating for right femoral neck stress fracture, impairment of hip effective March 1, 2022. An earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted a total disability rating from July 3, 2024. An earlier effective date prior to July 2, 2024, for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent evaluation beginning May 25, 2023. Allergic rhinitis was denied for the period prior to June 24, 2024.

The Board denied the motion to revise or reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a September 13, 2023 rating decision that granted service connection for PTSD, MDD, and insomnia disorder effective from March 1, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder based on new evidence.

The appeal was partially granted and dismissed, with service connection for urinary incontinence being granted while other claims were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and dismissed the appeal for compensation for right lower extremity radiculopathy, while remanding the claim for left calf atrophy.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unspecified sleep disorder with panic disorder.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide the Veteran with notice of her right to a hearing before the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, as the Veteran does not have a current disability for VA purposes. The claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and thoracolumbar spine condition were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for his acquired psychiatric disorders, as well as the issue of TDIU prior to September 2, 2019, were granted. The Veteran was also granted basic eligibility for DEA benefits.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and residuals of traumatic brain injury was dismissed due to an improper opt-in to the Appeals Modernization Act. Service connection for insomnia was denied as it is not a separate disability but a symptom of the Veteran's already service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted an evaluation of 70 percent disabling, but no higher. Other claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied or remanded.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD and a 20 percent disability rating for colostomy closure scar of the right upper quadrant and midline laparotomy scar and left costal margin entrance wound scar, effective August 8, 2023.

The Board granted the reopening of service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for a gastrointestinal condition and a respiratory condition.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to July 2, 2023.