PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for PTSD and service connection for insomnia.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, from November 6, 2022, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board restored the 70% rating for PTSD with MDD and denied an evaluation greater than 70%.

The Board denied service connection for a penile condition, to include erectile dysfunction, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder in sustained remission. However, the Veteran was granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound status.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD and dysthymia disorder was granted, while the increased rating claim was denied. TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was also granted.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the impacts of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to care for himself and his need for aid and attendance.

The Board granted an effective date of October 29, 2016, for the award of a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with panic disorder but denied earlier effective dates and service connection for other conditions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied service connection for depression and PTSD due to a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses, while remanding the claim for a back disability for further development.

The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD has been withdrawn and dismissed by the claimant.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, left shoulder strain, lumbar strain, status postoperative left knee partial meniscectomy/anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, right long finger sprain, and tinnitus. However, a 10 percent rating was granted for left knee instability, and the denial of an increased initial rating for left foot plantar fasciitis was upheld.

The Board remands the service connection claims for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 9, 2018, for the grant of service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and whether new and relevant evidence has been submitted to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a need for an examination.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, head injury, hypertension, lateral meniscus injury of the left knee, low back disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and right knee condition was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, based on the Veteran's in-service stressors and current symptoms.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings of erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and PTSD, as well as higher ratings for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and PTSD with TBI. The Board also denied service connection for sleep apnea and ADHD, and remanded the matter of entitlement to a TDIU.

The character of the appellant's discharge from active military service is not a bar to the receipt of VA benefits, and restoration of service connection for PTSD and major depressive episode with anxious distress is warranted.