PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period from July 18, 2019, through October 20, 2020, and an effective date of July 18, 2019, but not earlier, for the grant of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no evidence of a nexus to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis conforming to DSM-5 criteria.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder (MDD), and anxiety, based on the Veteran's active-duty service in Thailand during the Vietnam War.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the entire period on appeal.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD, due to a duty-to-assist error regarding an addendum opinion.

The Board denied entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 as the Veteran did not meet the required criteria for a continuous total disability rating.

The appeal of the proposed reduction from 100 percent to 70 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder is dismissed, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraines is remanded.

The Veteran's eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) is granted due to the loss of use of both lower extremities resulting from service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis and no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to the AOJ for further development, including verification of a claimed in-service stressor.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, as there is no competent evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions claimed by the Veteran, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with overlapping symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and a rating in excess of 30% for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to MST to correct a duty to assist error related to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, granted a 10 percent rating for right and left knee conditions from May 27, 2022 to May 26, 2023, and remanded the PTSD claim.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a headache condition, and an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder and denied higher ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II, as well as various peripheral neuropathies. The decision also addressed TDIU, Dependents' Educational Assistance, and SMC.

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