PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, and vertigo due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) with an effective date of October 28, 2020, and denied increased ratings for PTSD, tinnitus, and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic sinusitis.

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to March 21, 2023, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that her symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher rating.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional evidence and opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions, including whether they are related to service or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that a service-connected disability did not cause or substantially contribute to his death.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection for various conditions and an effective date prior to March 13, 2024, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as VA had previously determined that evidence received in April 2010 was not new and material to reopen the initial July 2009 claim.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a phobia of snakes.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, as the evidence did not support a retroactive evaluation prior to April 15, 2013.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and restless leg syndrome, denied service connection for a respiratory disorder other than sinusitis and rhinitis, and granted an initial rating of 70 percent for depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder effective August 18, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, due to a need to verify in-service stressors and ensure the full scope of the Veteran's claim is addressed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, dysthymia, and unspecified depressive disorder, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or a link between any claimed in-service stressors and the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions.

The Board denied or dismissed the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection for various conditions, with some grants of earlier effective dates and initial ratings.

The Board denied increased ratings for the left knee disability and instability, but granted a 100 percent rating from May 31, 2023, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with bipolar I disorder.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as further development is needed.

The Board denied service connection for a sinus disability as there was no persuasive evidence that it began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as there was no credible evidence of an in-service stressor and the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities were related to his military service.