PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the entire period on appeal, but no higher.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major vascular neurocognitive disorder with behavioral disturbance precluded him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment from February 19, 2013, to February 27, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected physical disabilities and granted a 40 percent rating for his lumbar spine disability prior to April 2, 2024. The decision also denied increased ratings for PTSD, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, right ankle, left ankle, and bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to the lack of evidence establishing a nexus between his in-service stressor and his current condition.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD, service connection for a skin rash, and TDIU, while denying increased ratings for CAD, service connection for chronic liver disease and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders had their onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), based on a medical nexus to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, as the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from June 22, 2018, and the claims for increased ratings for right ankle and left wrist disabilities were denied. The claims for service connection for an eye disorder, prostate disorder, and heart murmur with mild aortic stenosis were also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as there was no evidence showing that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for IVDS with erectile dysfunction, and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities for further development.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected hypertension and remanded several other claims, including those related to erectile dysfunction, left Achilles tendon rupture and repair, PTSD, TDIU, and SMC.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the severity of the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The appeal as to the timeliness of the notice of disagreement to the August 2015 rating decision is granted, and the claims for service connection for bladder cancer, skin cancer, and PTSD are remanded.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD was dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, right and left knee disabilities, and a TDIU prior to June 11, 2014.

The Board is remanding the case to request clarification from the Veteran regarding his employment status at Amazon in March 2020, as it may impact the determination of a TDIU prior to June 2020.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, to include symptomology of schizoaffective disorder, as the claim was received on August 31, 2004.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the mental health disability but granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate effective from September 28, 2020.