PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The veteran's earlier effective date for a 70% PTSD rating was granted, but the request for a higher rating was denied. The veteran also received an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70% PTSD rating was denied. The claims for TDIU and DEA benefits were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and incontinence, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and no evidence linking the incontinence to military service.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The appeals for increased ratings were dismissed because the Veteran did not file within the required timeframe.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than May 10, 2022, for service connection of PTSD. The veteran had filed an Intent to File on September 16, 2021, but the Board determined that this intent was already associated with a different claim.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, finding it is related to the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of PTSD with cannabis use disorder was granted as May 15, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's GERD is aggravated by the service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, is remanded. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide the claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction has been granted. The decision is based on the finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was caused by medications taken to treat his service-connected left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with osteoarthritis and PTSD with depression and alcohol use disorder.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for depressive disorder (also claimed as PTSD) was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's effective date for PTSD service connection is granted as of August 13, 2019. The request for a higher rating than 70% and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied and remanded respectively.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for PTSD and hemorrhoids was denied. The claim for a higher rating for chronic lumbosacral strain was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected chronic fatigue syndrome or PTSD. The Board needs more information about the veteran's employment and income.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 70% for PTSD with alcohol use disorder. The evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a sinus condition is being readjudicated due to new evidence. Claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, GERD, higher ratings for asthma and PTSD, and skin conditions were denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension, considering it secondary to PTSD and medication side effects. The VA needs to gather more medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection based on clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been granted. The Board found that the OSA is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

Service connection for PTSD and PDD with panic attacks is granted due to in-service stressors.