PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal of a rating decision proposing to reduce the Veteran's disability rating for PTSD from 70 percent to 50 percent is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not verifying the Veteran's reported stressor.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but no higher, as the Veteran's symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for bilateral tinnitus, PTSD and persistent depressive disorder, and a TDIU prior to April 16, 2023.

The appeal seeking service connection for PTSD, TBI, and facial scarring was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to file a timely notice of disagreement within one year of the December 2013 rating decision.

The Board granted the restoration of a 50% rating for PTSD effective January 1, 2020 to December 30, 2021 and an earlier effective date of December 30, 2021 for a 70% evaluation for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, denied service connection for PTSD, and denied an increased rating for the right shoulder strain. The claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, lumbar spine, and lower extremity disorders were remanded.

The request to appeal the proposal to sever service connection for PTSD was dismissed as moot.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and major depressive disorder with symptoms of anxious distress, as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 20, 2017 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied earlier effective dates prior to February 4, 2021 and May 3, 2021 for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathies respectively.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) throughout the period on appeal, finding that the Veteran's PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and remanded claims for headaches, left knee, right knee, and left shoulder disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, Bipolar I disorder, major depressive disorder, insomnia, depression, and PTSD, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to a lack of eligibility based on her service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and depression as additional evidence has been received since the last decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for shortness of breath, an eye disability, PTSD, anxiety as secondary to PTSD, and migraine as secondary to anxiety.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and granted TDIU from January 30, 2020.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD and TBI, effective December 15, 2021.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 19, 2015 for the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD.

The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to obtain additional evidence and provide a new VA examination.