PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD, as well as a traumatic brain injury (TBI), due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied an increased initial rating for PTSD with other specified bipolar disorder, hypomanic episodes with insufficient symptoms and depression as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and an effective date of September 14, 2020, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The other claims were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating, TDIU, and service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted an effective date of September 30, 2014, for service connection for PTSD (with features of depression) and alcohol use disorder in full remission.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from November 5, 2015 to January 4, 2024 due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and remanded issues related to TBI and cirrhosis of the liver with hepatitis C.

The claims for an increased rating for PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are remanded to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the impact of suicidal ideation on social and occupational functioning.

The Board denied entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been dismissed by the Veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating prior to January 23, 2020, and the claim for a higher rating from that date was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral foot condition.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, effective August 26, 2010, but denied service connection for arthritis, increased ratings for hiatal hernia, thalassemia, and other conditions.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy and PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD to schedule a new VA examination due to evidence suggesting more pervasive drinking than found during the October 2020 VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, insomnia, delusional disorder, mood disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and adjustment disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, to obtain an adequate medical opinion that properly addresses all relevant lay and medical evidence of record.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal in its entirety, and the Board finds that the requirements for a proper withdrawal have been satisfied.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on a credible report of an in-service physical assault.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation due to missed examinations without good cause shown, as well as pre-decisional errors in denying the claims.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with depression, and increased ratings of 20 percent for right and left ankle tendonitis. The hypertension and tinnitus claims were denied.