PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for PTSD due to MST was dismissed as the March 2024 rating decision was not final and the subsequent appeal was premature.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the Board's decision.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, categorized as an other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, due to its aggravation by the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder claimed as PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board granted service connection for tinea cruris and residuals of a traumatic brain injury, and granted an initial rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder. The claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease was denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive disorder, a compensable rating for residual scars from kidney surgery under DC 7802, but granted a 20 percent rating for the same condition starting February 10, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for left upper extremity neuropathy and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and assigned an initial rating of 70 percent, but not higher, for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD.

The claim for service connection for the purpose of establishing eligibility for treatment for adjustment disorder with depressed mood was dismissed as there remains no controversy on appeal. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.

The Board granted an effective date of July 27, 2022 for the award of service connection for an unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for right thigh limitation of flexion due to right hip strain and denied his request for a finding that his January 2024 Higher-Level Review Request regarding service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was timely.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression, as an addendum opinion is needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board remands the claims for DIC benefits and accrued benefits due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board restored the Veteran's 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder, as the reduction was improper. The appeal regarding individual unemployability was dismissed.

The appeal of service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election and the subsequent favorable grant of service connection.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for PTSD, left knee strain, right leg and hip impairments, and painful scars. An earlier effective date for TDIU was granted from January 1, 2019, to October 5, 2019. Service connection was remanded for a left shoulder condition and low back condition.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and denied entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, migraine headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Stage IIIC Sigmoid Adenocarcinoma with resection of the large intestine, denied service connection for PTSD due to a lack of a current diagnosis, and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for urinary incontinence was remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD, type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy (chronic kidney disease), peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities, varicose veins (PVD) of the right and left leg, and degenerative arthritis as there is no evidence to support a current diagnosis or that these conditions are related to service.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obstructive sleep apnea.