PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for PTSD and right leg disability, as well as for TDIU. The Board also ordered the VA to obtain missing SSA records.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to PTSD, is granted. The Board found that the veteran's current sleep apnea disability is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection and a higher rating for PTSD.

The veteran is granted a 70% rating for PTSD and total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective June 27, 2017.

Service connection for the cause of death is granted. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is considered to have caused or contributed to causing the motor vehicle accident which led to his death.

The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) for aid and attendance due to residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The decision is effective from July 29, 2020.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for GI issues, a higher rating for PTSD, and TDIU due to incomplete development of evidence.

The veteran's effective date for a 70% PTSD rating and a 60% CAD rating was granted as of October 17, 2011. The appeal for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was dismissed.

The appeal for the right knee disorder was dismissed. The veteran was granted TDIU benefits prior to August 19, 2020. The issue of a higher evaluation for PTSD was remanded.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, is remanded. The VA must obtain private medical records.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound. The veteran needs new examinations to assess the severity of his conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to PTSD was granted. The Board found that the veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD because the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remanded the case to determine if narcolepsy is service-connected or aggravated by PTSD.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed because the veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and persistent depressive disorder due to inadequate medical evidence.

Service connection for PTSD is granted. Other claims, including gastrointestinal disability, headaches, lower back disability, sciatica, and TDIU, are remanded for further evaluation.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed because the Veteran's notice of disagreement did not properly identify an appealable adjudicative action and was not timely.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder was denied. The claim for tinnitus was also denied, but the claim for COPD was remanded.