PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and left testicle hydrocele due to the unavailability of service records, which heightens the duty to consider reasonable doubt.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD with MDD and AUD from December 2, 2015 to October 29, 2018, but the claim for a higher rating was denied. The Veteran's TDIU and DEA were also granted from December 2, 2015 to March 23, 2020, and SMC based on housebound criteria was granted from June 5, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder in remission, as the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include MDD, antisocial personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD due to inadequacies in the VA examination reports.

The Board granted an effective date of March 19, 2014, for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board granted an effective date of March 28, 2019, for the award of service connection and a 70 percent initial rating for PTSD with anxiety disorder, as well as eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits based on permanent and total disability status, and a TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 29, 2021, for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder was granted.

The Board denied an increased rating more than 50 percent disabling for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher disability rating.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD and unspecified opioid disorder from March 25, 2021 to October 7, 2022, as well as earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board denied the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits from May 31, 2012.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU due to incomplete evidence regarding the Veteran's employment status and missing private treatment records.

The Board granted an effective date of November 14, 2022, for service connection for PTSD and eligibility for DEA benefits.

The appeal of the denial of an increased rating greater than 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied as a matter of law due to the Veteran's failure to attend a scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, based on the Veteran's in-service personal assault.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder and narcissistic and paranoid personality disorders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus to allow for further development of the evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and rating of various conditions was dismissed as he withdrew his claim before the Board rendered a decision.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the claim for major depressive disorder, secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records relevant to the Veteran's claims.