PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for DEA and TDIU was denied. The veteran's PTSD rating remains at 50% and the left shoulder disability rating remains at 20%. The claim for service connection for OSA is remanded.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD based on a verified in-service stressor related to the Veteran's service during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to October 23, 2017, for service connection of PTSD. The decision is final because the veteran did not file a notice of disagreement or submit additional evidence within a year of the September 2002 rating decision.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of sleep apnea because a VA examination is needed to determine if it's related to service or other service-connected conditions. The Veteran may submit new evidence through a Supplemental Claim.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because it needs more evidence to decide if OSA is related to PTSD or toxic exposure during military service.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70%. The veteran was granted TDIU. Increased ratings for prostate cancer and sleep apnea were denied.

The appeal regarding the timeliness of a request for Higher Level review was granted. The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective dates were remanded to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied because the in-service stressor could not be corroborated. The claim for unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to hepatitis C was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of PTSD with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder was granted as September 14, 2000. Other issues were remanded for further review.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for right elbow bursitis were denied, but the claim for PTSD was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection but remanded the rating decision due to incomplete medical examinations.

The Board granted the veteran's appeal and restored his PTSD with depressive disorder rating to 70 percent, effective January 1, 2023.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70% effective from November 18, 2011.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 1, 2012, to September 16, 2013.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD in excess of 70 percent, stating that the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The claim for OSA as secondary to service-connected disabilities is remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for GERD secondary to PTSD has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's GERD was caused or aggravated by their service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of asthma was granted as August 5, 2021. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD was remanded due to missing private treatment records.