PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted restoration of the 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, effective April 1, 2022, due to an improper reduction in the rating.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to duty to assist errors and a need to verify an alleged in-service stressor.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, not including PTSD, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a right knee disability, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of January 25, 2020, for the assignment of a 100 percent evaluation of PTSD, and for DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as well as SMC based on housebound status from February 24, 2020, were granted.

The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, dismissing the issue of entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability as moot.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on evidence showing the condition first manifested during service and continued to the present.

The Board granted an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective May 30, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for various conditions, including inguinal hernia, left ear hearing loss, special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, and a left thigh muscle strain, as well as an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death as the disability that resulted in the Veteran's death did not manifest in service and is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to an in-service event.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms approximating total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD prior to April 20, 2023, and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for loud snoring.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating, and his PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating for the entire period on appeal. The Veteran is also granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the same period.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD and granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, left and right knee degenerative joint disease with limitation of flexion, and left ear hearing loss. However, it granted separate 10 percent ratings for left and right knee instability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, as there was no claim for entitlement to PTSD prior to April 29, 2021.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone renders him unemployable, and he is entitled to a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, right hand scars, back scars, residuals of shrapnel injury, and residuals of gunshot injuries but denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings was denied, but a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) were granted effective October 23, 2019.