PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal for an initial 70% rating for PTSD is granted, effective June 16, 2020.

The veteran's PTSD rating remains at 70% but is granted TDIU due to unemployability.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for PTSD and left knee scars was denied. However, the veteran was granted TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate starting from October 23, 2022. Other issues were remanded.

The appeals regarding the disability ratings for PTSD, IVDS, and higher initial ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

Service connection for PTSD is granted. The claim for a rating of allergic contact dermatitis is remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's appeal for direct payment of attorney fees was granted for tinnitus but denied for PTSD and asthma.

The veteran's effective date for a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD and UAD is granted as of December 16, 2020.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart disease, psychiatric disorders, diabetes, and kidney disorder. The Board found new and relevant evidence that warrants readjudication of these claims.

The appeal for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed. Service connection for paranoid reaction as secondary to PTSD and special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss were denied.

The appeal for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed. Service connection for paranoid reaction as secondary to PTSD and special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss were denied.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder was denied. The claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) was also denied, but the claim for PTSD was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD was granted, with the effective date set to May 27, 2021.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus and PTSD were dismissed because the veteran withdrew their appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for PTSD, TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) because the VA examiner did not provide an adequate rationale. The Board ordered additional medical opinions and records.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the Veteran's symptoms aligned with a 50 percent rating.

The veteran's effective date for a 100% rating for PTSD was granted as of September 25, 1981. The claim for TDIU beginning September 28, 2017 was denied.

The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation of bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for service connection for PTSD and TDIU were remanded for further development.

The veteran's PTSD rating was denied for a higher rating before February 23, 2018, but granted for 100% since then. TDIU was also denied prior to February 23, 2018.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings were denied. However, the veteran was granted an initial 60 percent rating from September 12, 2018 to May 17, 2020, and a 100 percent rating from November 2, 2020 for coronary artery disease, as well as an effective date of September 12, 2018 for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.