PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder and PTSD.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of insomnia and granted an effective date of January 23, 2018, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional errors in not verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with various reserve units and in obtaining adequate medical examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial rating of 100 percent, and special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) from February 15, 2018, has been granted.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled examinations.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and psychiatric disability, diagnosed as PTSD, both related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the issues of increased ratings for right knee and left knee disabilities, as well as a rating for PTSD and major depressive disorder, due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, to include PTSD, are rated at a total (100%) disability effective November 7, 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, finding that the evidence constructively before VA was cumulative of the evidence at the time of the May 2017 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and insomnia with nightmares, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from December 11, 2018, but an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The Board remands the claim for an updated VA psychiatric examination to address deficiencies in the previous examination, including a proper diagnosis of PTSD and an opinion on the etiology of any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD prior to January 30, 2024, and denied a higher rating from that date onward. The decision also remanded the entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands all the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing additional forms to the Veteran.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 8, 2010, for the award of service connection for PTSD and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD. Prior to November 22, 2016, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to have rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been withdrawn by the veteran.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with major depression and alcohol abuse, but no higher. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU was remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of August 23, 2007 for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, later diagnosed as MDD and PTSD.