PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted an initial rating of 100 percent effective November 30, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone has precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and he is granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes.

The Board dismissed or denied service connection for various conditions, including back pain, mental health disorders, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. The claims were not granted.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 12, 2024, for the assignment of a TDIU and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied the request for an extension of time to file an appeal and dismissed the attempted appeals of the February 2020 and September 2020 rating decisions.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee instability before June 12, 2023, and an evaluation of 40 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine. The claim for a higher rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder was denied.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating for PTSD from September 15, 2021 to April 24, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a mental health condition (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted an effective date of March 22, 2019, for the award of a 70 percent rating and TDIU based on PTSD.

The Board granted an effective date of January 31, 2018, for the grant of service connection of hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD caused social and occupational impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total social and occupational impairment. A rating of 70 percent was granted for the entire period on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a mental health disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to a duty-to-assist error in prior rating decisions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as an examination and medical opinion are necessary.

The appeal of the proposed rating reductions for irritable bowel syndrome and PTSD with MDD was dismissed due to a claims processing error, as these were merely proposals and not final decisions.

The Board granted the petition to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress due to new and relevant evidence having been received.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 24, 2020 for a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder and agoraphobia.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is dismissed as the benefit has been granted in full.