PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and cannabis use disorder due to new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for TDIU, stating that the earliest possible date was April 21, 2022.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of January 15, 2020. Additionally, the veteran was awarded a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, because the Veteran's claimed stressor was not verified and his statements were inconsistent.

The veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance (A&A). However, service connection for PTSD and several other conditions was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a rating in excess of 70 percent prior to June 10, 2020 for PTSD with TBI and TDIU prior to June 6, 2020.

The veteran's PTSD rating of 70% is effective from November 11, 2019. A higher rating of 100% was denied for the period before November 23, 2022. Service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded for further review.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD and asthma, and service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and sleep apnea were dismissed. Service connection for low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities was granted. The claim for hypertension was remanded.

The veteran is granted total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance. The request for an earlier effective date for the 100 percent evaluation of PTSD is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for higher disability ratings for lumbosacral strain, PTSD, and migraine headaches.

The veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant were denied. The claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was remanded.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 100% and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound criteria was granted. The request for an earlier effective date for TDIU was dismissed as moot, and the effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits was set to May 6, 2020.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD. The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an earlier effective date for lumbosacral strain. It remanded decisions on other conditions.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for several conditions were denied, but a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy was granted.

The veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for CAD and PTSD were denied. The claims for prostatitis and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for PTSD and for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA was granted starting from November 7, 2016. The issues of TDIU and DEA prior to this date were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining employment.