PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted a 100 percent disability rating from September 1, 2022 to October 6, 2022 for PTSD with alcohol abuse due to persistent danger of hurting himself. For the period prior to September 1, 2022 and from December 1, 2022, a disability rating in excess of 70 percent was denied.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to obtain private mental health treatment records.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for right middle finger laceration scar, prostate cancer surgical scar, erectile dysfunction, PTSD, malignant neoplasms of the prostate with radical prostatectomy and residual urinary incontinence due to agent orange exposure, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting earlier dates or higher ratings.

The Board granted a July 11, 2003, effective date for the 70 percent rating for PTSD based on new and material evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder, mild.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as well as eligibility for treatment under 38 U.S.C. � 1702, due to outstanding SSA records and an inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation of the Veteran's psychiatric condition by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 24, 2009, for the award of service connection for PTSD based on new and relevant evidence received within a year of the March 2009 rating decision.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for a higher rating for PTSD prior to October 1, 2018 was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and the assignment of an effective date prior to August 24, 2021, for service connection for PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for further development and a more thorough medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, peripheral vestibular disease, and an increased rating for PTSD. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board denied an initial increased rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 50 percent rating.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD with MDD and insomnia, but granted TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and substance induced mood disorder, are remanded for further development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The decision is based on a current diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a retrospective opinion on the severity of their PTSD. The veteran does not need to attend the examination.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD but remanded the claims for radiculopathy and TDIU.

The appeal is remanded because the VA did not provide proper notice of a scheduled examination. The case will be reviewed again after the Veteran attends a new examination.