PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability prior to May 21, 2015, because the evidence showed the veteran could secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and dry eye syndrome were granted. Other claims, including those for appendectomy scars, PTSD, and an eating disorder, were denied or remanded.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from July 2020 to December 2020.

The veteran was granted a 100% disability rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria. The claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability was dismissed as moot, and the veteran was granted a 40 percent disability rating for diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board found that the VA examination was inadequate and ordered a new examination.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran will undergo a VA examination to determine if her OSA is related to her time in service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD to correct errors in the duty-to-assist process, specifically an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea is remanded because the medical evidence was inadequate to make a decision. The Board needs more information to determine if the sleep apnea is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the veteran's service-connected PTSD. The appeal regarding sarcoidosis was not addressed due to untimeliness.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of major depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with additional evidence considered.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to PTSD has been granted.

The veteran's effective date for a 70% PTSD rating and TDIU is June 16, 2022. The Board found that the veteran's occupational and social impairment was factually ascertainable as of this date.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and TDIU due to errors in the duty to assist. The veteran will undergo further examinations.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it was proximately due to or aggravated by the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches has been granted. The decision is based on the relationship between the veteran's migraine headaches and their already service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder with insomnia disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with memory loss was granted, but claims for right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, neuropathy of the hands, and left bicep tendon rupture were denied.

The veteran's request for a higher disability rating for PTSD and TBI was denied. However, the veteran was granted TDIU from February 23, 2022.

The veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits were dismissed as moot. The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, but the issue of entitlement to a TDIU based on a single service-connected disability was remanded.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD caused obesity, which led to sleep apnea. The Board granted service connection for the sleep apnea.