PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to outstanding medical records and the need for new VA examinations.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from January 25, 2019 to August 4, 2023, and denied higher ratings both prior to and after this period.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, memory loss, blood disorder, PTSD, lower back disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder, to include GERD, as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to active duty.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and TDIU, as well as initial ratings in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea, a compensable rating for hypertension, and increased ratings for various other disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-5 criteria.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) throughout the appeal period, as the severity of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and ensuring compliance with duty-to-assist requirements.

The appeal for service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress is dismissed as redundant and mooted by a previous Board remand.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury and bilateral hearing loss, but granted earlier effective dates for a 40 percent rating for low back disability and for service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for various neuralgia conditions, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all listed issues, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, as the evidence did not show that new and material evidence was received within one year of the January 2016 rating decision.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD prior to May 3, 2024, but denied a higher rating from that date.

The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was denied, while the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for unspecified trauma or stressor-related disorder and awarded special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, while dismissing appeals related to left lower extremity radiculopathy and TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating from September 2, 2021, to February 13, 2022, and a higher rating from February 14, 2022.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with MDD and AUD but granted TDIU based on the service-connected disability.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD for the appeal period prior to September 12, 2019 and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD for the appeal period beginning on January 27, 2021.