PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied a disability rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from July 3, 2018.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted a rating of 20 percent, while her PTSD was denied an initial rating more than 50 percent. The effective date for service connection for PTSD remains March 27, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, mood disorder, and anxiety but granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left ankle disabilities and pes planus. The Board also granted initial 20 percent disability ratings for the Veteran's sciatica nerve conditions in the right and left lower extremities.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection of multiple conditions, including bipolar disorder, PTSD, chronic depression, chronic anxiety, sleep disorder, degenerative disc disease, left knee meniscal tear, and substance abuse-alcohol.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective May 20, 2023, due to her service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected PTSD, effective August 28, 2021, and dismissed the claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and denied a higher rating for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an adjustment disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's credible testimony of a motor vehicle accident during service in Alaska.

The claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and entitlement to service connection for OSA are remanded for further development.

The Board remands the case for an opinion from a reviewing clinician to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to his active service or caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for service-connected PTSD from October 4, 2021.

The Board denied an effective date prior to January 13, 2020 for the award of service connection for PTSD due to a lack of evidence showing a formal or informal claim was filed before that date.

The Board remands several claims, including service connection for various conditions and effective dates for ratings and benefits, due to the need for additional evidence.

The appeal for an effective date prior to April 1, 2009, for the grant of service connection for PTSD is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for PTSD to obtain private treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been found to preclude all substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted from December 2, 2020.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD from May 27, 1967, to December 16, 2004, based on the severity of symptoms that more closely approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including PTSD with a rating of 70%, and remanded others.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder, greater than 70 percent. The claim for a heart condition was remanded.