PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD effective March 1, 2021 and denied a higher rating for sleep apnea.

The Board granted readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, but denied a compensable disability rating for left ring finger ankylosis at proximal interphalangeal joint. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for hypertension and lumbosacral strain (back pain) based on new evidence, while denying increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder and tinnitus. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder due to a need for additional evidence and an examination.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for higher ratings and initial compensable ratings for various service-connected conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for restoration of ratings and higher ratings for various conditions, as well as earlier effective dates for certain ratings.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for limitation of the thigh due to left hip strain and denied a compensable disability rating for limitation of extension due to left hip strain. The claims for service connection for a right hip condition, PTSD, and hemorrhoids were remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD due to outstanding treatment records that were not considered by the AOJ.

The Board granted an effective date of September 23, 2015, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for an increased disability rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, with anxious distress to obtain private medical records.

The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder as a matter of law.

The Board remands the claims for a higher disability rating as there was an error in not providing the Veteran with notice of his right to a hearing under 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(d)(1).

The Board dismissed the appeal for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a matter of law. The reduction of the evaluation for prostate cancer from 100 to 60 percent was proper, and an increase in the rating for prostate cancer or a higher rating after the reduction was not warranted. An initial compensable rating for hypertension was also denied.

The Board granted an effective date of February 11, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD related to in-service military sexual trauma.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a compensable rating for UTIs, and an increased rating for the psychiatric disorder. The claims for hypertension, shin splints, left shoulder disability, and neck disability were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.