PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for PTSD.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, maintaining a 70 percent disability rating from June 28, 2021, to May 31, 2023, and reducing it to 50 percent effective June 1, 2023.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating, and effective dates of August 31, 2011 were granted for TDIU and DEA eligibility.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and kidney stones due to a pre-decisional error in satisfying statutory or regulatory duties.

The Board denied an initial increased rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms and level of impairment more nearly approximated total social and occupational impairment.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, or depression, based on credible evidence that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Board granted an effective date of September 11, 2021, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for further development and a new VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for fatigue, pes planus, gout in the feet (secondary to PTSD), ankle disability, and right knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, allergic rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the increased rating of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder, as the evidence did not show that his psychiatric symptoms manifested to a degree that would warrant a 70 percent rating prior to June 2, 2021.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 10, 2018, for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected major depressive disorder with PTSD and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The appeal with respect to service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to the grant of service connection by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) in September 2023. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a separate rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals not included in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rating due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder and remanded claims for left knee pain and a psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective April 21, 2022, and an earlier effective date of March 1, 2024, for the 60 percent evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD). The Veteran is also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The veteran was granted a 100 percent rating effective September 13, 2022, for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic fatigue disorder and various increased rating claims, and remanded several service connection issues.