PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and PTSD, were found to prevent him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment since March 22, 2011. Therefore, the Board granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding it was not caused by the veteran's service-connected PTSD or any other service-related condition.

The Board has granted a 100% disability rating for the service-connected PTSD from June 26, 2009, to February 1, 2011, due to total occupational and social impairment caused by PTSD symptoms.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a disability rating of 100 percent effective October 22, 2012. The appeal for TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a higher rating.

The veteran's PTSD claim was granted. The claims for GERD and COPD were remanded for further development.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions. The Veteran's stressor remains unverified.

The Board remanded the case to obtain a more detailed medical opinion on the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

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

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right and left lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed. The claims for higher ratings for several conditions were remanded. An effective date of September 5, 2019, for TDIU and DEA benefits was granted.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including undiagnosed illness related to Gulf War service and sleep disturbances. However, it remanded decisions on joint pains, sleep apnea, fatigue, diabetes mellitus, tinea pedis, and TDIU.

The Board denied all the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings. The veteran did not submit new and material evidence within the required time frame, and the conditions did not meet the criteria for the requested effective dates or rating increases.

The veteran's appeal for service connection and disability ratings was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

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

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and for total disability based on individual unemployability due to missing VA treatment records.

The veteran was granted a 70% rating for PTSD before November 28, 2022, and a 50% rating from November 28, 2022, to December 11, 2023. The request for a higher rating after December 12, 2023, was denied. The claim for TDIU was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee condition, erectile dysfunction, and Pact Act were dismissed. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD prior to January 5, 2023 was denied. The claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 8, 2022, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD due to military sexual trauma and depressive disorder.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for depression, PTSD, and headaches. The Board found that the VA failed to provide necessary medical examinations.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation (SMC) has been granted as August 4, 2020.

The Board denied the veteran's request to restore a 70% rating for PTSD but remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.