PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for other specified trauma and stressor disorder, but remanded the claim for service connection for hypersomnia.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on a verified in-service stressor.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct an error by the AOJ and to obtain relevant private records.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, insomnia, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea, and an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death, which is alleged to be due to PTSD incurred during a 2006-2007 deployment to Iraq.

The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining retrospective medical opinions to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions during specific periods.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

The Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2022, for the award of a 30 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD with anxiety and depressive disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 17, 2023 for the award of service connection for tinnitus due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with depression, effective February 1, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding insufficient evidence to support a grant of service connection or higher disability ratings.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from April 19, 2023 to October 16, 2023 due to symptoms of suicidal ideation and impaired impulse control.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 7, 2021, for the award of a 50 percent rating for PTSD based on factually ascertainable increased severity of symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for an acquired psychological disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), as there was insufficient evidence of record to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions were related to his military service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and a rating in excess of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 24, 2015, for the grant of individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to September 7, 2022, for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma (MST) with alcohol and cannabis use disorder.