PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case for an additional VA examination to assess the current severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the case for an additional VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but no higher, for the entire period on appeal.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD as the Veteran's symptoms did not result in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD and also granted a total disability evaluation for PTSD, rendering moot the TDIU claim.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and special monthly compensation. A 70 percent rating was granted from June 4, 2020, for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and remanded the claims for a respiratory disability, peripheral neuropathy of all extremities, and a skin condition.

The Board remands the matter for additional development, including obtaining updated employment information and a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's level of occupational impairment due to service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD prior to November 6, 2019, but denied the same rating from that date onward. The appeal was withdrawn for the left hand burn scar claim.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD from October 7, 2014, to November 16, 2017; denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from November 16, 2017, to April 16, 2020; granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from April 16, 2020, to June 10, 2021. The Board also denied increased ratings for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy and granted an increased 20 percent rating for RLE femoral nerve radiculopathy effective October 13, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, as the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and his current psychiatric conditions.

The Board remands the motion to revise the February 6, 2004 Statement of the Case based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) regarding service connection for PTSD with emotional distress due to incomplete VA treatment records.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder from October 25, 2012 to October 19, 2015 and from February 1, 2016 to March 17, 2022, but a higher rating was denied from March 18, 2022. The Veteran's TDIU was granted for the periods from October 25, 2012 to October 19, 2015; February 1, 2016 to February 4, 2017; and February 11, 2018 to March 17, 2022.

The Board remands the matter for further evidentiary development, specifically to make a formal determination regarding whether the Veteran's stressor event of being involved in an embassy bombing in Beirut, Lebanon is corroborated.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and alcohol use disorder as secondary to a psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's stressors and the etiology of his mental health conditions.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, schizophrenia, and substance abuse disorder, due to a need for additional VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, hypertension, anxiety disorder, and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, insomnia, and migraines were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a scar from hernia surgery, a bowel condition, carpal tunnel syndrome in both upper extremities, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include recurrent major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, for a new VA examination and opinion.