PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating of PTSD with alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder and cocaine use disorder in remission.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder, to schedule a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on an established in-service stressor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for PTSD, back condition, migraines, psychiatric disorder, and irritable bowel syndrome. The back condition, migraines, and psychiatric disorder issues were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 30 percent for PTSD prior to June 21, 2024, and a rating of 70 percent thereafter.

The Board granted restoration of a 50 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the reduction was improper as there was no evidence showing improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD from April 15, 2013, to March 23, 2018, and also granted an effective date of April 15, 2013, but no earlier, for the award of a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD effective April 17, 2018, and service connection was granted for chronic fatigue and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, as there was no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to September 1, 2004.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to ensure proper notification and record requests are made in compliance with a previous court order.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric condition, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and knee and headache issues, to allow for additional development of the record.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to a failure to comply with previous remand directives.

The Board remands the appeal for a VA opinion to clarify the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities and provide an opinion based on correct facts regarding whether any psychiatric disability was related to service. It also remands the claim for sleep apnea due to an inaccurate factual premise in the previous VA examiner's report.

The Board denied a rating more than 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for hypothyroidism.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of April 15, 2019, for the grant of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for kidney disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, anxiety disorder, and PTSD due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of a separate 40 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of both lower extremities and a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, to include anxiety, sleep impairment, depression, seclusion, anger outburst due to chronic traumatic instability status post decompression of the right shoulder.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service-connected PTSD, TBI, and TDIU but denied earlier effective dates for the migraine headaches, petit mal epilepsy with vertigo, and hypertension.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for asbestosis and the appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were dismissed due to procedural defects.