PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with delayed expression, OCD, and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for PTSD, left knee strain, and thoracolumbar spine disability but granted an effective date of January 13, 2022, for left and right sciatic nerve radiculopathy and August 19, 2015, for cluster headaches.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depression due to a duty to assist error regarding the verification of a claimed stressor.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and denied the claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, effective date prior to October 26, 2021, for the award of entitlement to service-connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, and other claims including type II diabetes mellitus, head injury, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, hypertension, and TDIU.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU, finding the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas rather than total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted an effective date of June 2, 2017 for the award of a TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the claim for entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate due to a lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease or post-traumatic stress disorder alone rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and remanded several issues related to effective dates and ratings for various disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and an effective date of September 5, 2019, for TDIU was granted.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's trauma and stressor related disorder, dismissed an increased rating claim for left lung polyp, and remanded claims for service connection for heat exhaustion, left knee osteoarthritis, and right inguinal herniorrhaphy.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to a need for additional development of evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and a VA examination.

The appeal for increased ratings for PTSD and dysfunctional uterine bleeding with dysmenorrhea and endosalpingosis was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 1, 1999, for the award of service connection for PTSD and headaches based on newly received relevant service department records.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and remanded the claim for sleep apnea, while dismissing the appeal regarding PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and denied increased ratings for migraines and PTSD.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD. The claims for service connection for a back disability and dermatophytosis tinea pedis or athlete's foot were remanded due to incomplete VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to obtain outstanding treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD with sleep disorder, and hypertension and sleep apnea, to include secondary to the psychiatric condition, for a VA examination.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, while remanding the claim for service connection for headaches.