PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of these conditions during or after service.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, finding the Veteran's symptoms met or approximated the criteria for that rating.

The Board granted an initial increased disability evaluation to 100 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder and recurrent major depressive disorder due to the Veteran's symptoms of total social and occupational impairment.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for PTSD and OSA, but granted an effective date of July 8, 2022, for the award of a TDIU, DEA benefits, and SMC based on housebound criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a 100 percent rating for PTSD, as well as a TDIU prior to December 9, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, brain disease due to head trauma, traumatic brain injury, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period or proximate to the claim.

The Board granted the restoration of a total disability evaluation for PTSD and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, effective September 1, 2023.

The Board denied an initial increased rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder was granted an increased rating from 50 to 70 percent effective June 1, 2021.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD and denied an increased rating for tinnitus, while remanding the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's request for readjudication of the claim for service connection for PTSD, as no new and relevant evidence was submitted to support a clinical diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD with MDD, and assigned a 50 percent rating. The effective date for the increased rating of PTSD with MDD and DEA benefits was set at June 17, 2019.

The Board denied the appeal to restore a 100% rating for PTSD, finding that the reduction from 100% to 70% was proper.

The appeal was dismissed as withdrawn by the Appellant.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychological disorder (to include PTSD and anxiety) to schedule a VA examination.

The Board granted the motion to revise the April 2018 rating decision that reduced the Veteran's disability rating for PTSD from 100 percent to 30 percent, effective July 1, 2018, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), restoring a 100 percent rating.

The Board remands the issues of an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and entitlement to TDIU prior to September 8, 2018, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating effective March 23, 2016, and the reduction of his bilateral hearing loss to 0 percent was found improper.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating greater than 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).