PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for PTSD, diabetic retinopathy, sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus as they were improperly filed or not properly before the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD, special monthly compensation based on the housebound rate, and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and remanded claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, and thoracic spine disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, and cold weather injuries with residual numbness in both great toes.

The Board granted restoration of a 100% rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, effective October 1, 2021, while denying increased ratings for knee contusions and back strain.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD disability alone precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU. The increased rating claim for the PTSD with major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and alcohol use disorder is dismissed as moot due to the grant of TDIU. SMC was granted from June 1, 2023, based on an aggregated 70 percent additional disability rating.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, as well as an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, or for adaptive equipment only.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and bipolar disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to obtain the Veteran's complete service personnel records.

The Board granted an effective earlier date of February 13, 2020 for the 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating of PTSD, finding that it is not factually ascertainable that her condition warranted such a rating prior to July 26, 2022.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 8, 2021 for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), but denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, finding that the earliest possible effective date is September 9, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 15, 2022, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), on a basis other than clear and unmistakable error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as additional evidence needs to be considered.

The Board dismissed the issue of whether the AOJ committed clear and unmistakable error in a March 2007 rating decision respecting a claim of service connection for PTSD due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and granted an initial separate and compensable disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher, for vertigo secondary to tinnitus. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted an effective date of August 2, 2019, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The appeal regarding an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.