PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of PTSD to ensure all necessary evidence is considered.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD because the claim was abandoned due to missing signature.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and chronic depressed mood. The Board found that a previous VA examination was inadequate and ordered a new examination to determine the etiology of the claimed condition.

The appeal for an increased rating for IBS with GERD is remanded. The VA needs to obtain the veteran's complete treatment records for GI symptoms.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating of PTSD with ADHD and service connection for male infertility. The VA must schedule new examinations to assess these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and alcohol use disorder. The Veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disability beyond alcohol use disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) secondary to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) should be remanded due to inadequate causation and aggravation opinions provided by the VA examiner.

The Board denied service connection for right and left eye refractive errors. It granted an earlier effective date of September 21, 2017, for a 10 percent increased disability rating for the left wrist but denied further increases. The Board also granted a 70 percent increased disability rating for PTSD from January 22, 2017, to January 22, 2018, but denied further increases. Additionally, it granted a 20 percent disability rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy from July 23, 2024.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. All other claims are remanded for further action.

The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD but remanded the case for further development on the effective date issue.

The veteran is granted an initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD from April 7, 2022, to February 1, 2024.

The Board remanded the claim for a higher rating of PTSD because the VA examination was inconsistent and did not fully assess the veteran's symptoms.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70% starting from January 14, 2022. Prior to this date, the rating remained at 50%.

The Board remanded the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder due to errors in assisting the veteran's claim.

The veteran's request for a higher rating than 70% for PTSD was denied. The appeal regarding the proposed reduction in the PTSD rating from 70% to 50% was dismissed because no actual reduction has occurred.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for PTSD and left upper extremity nerve impairment but remanded the rating issue for the left shoulder disability.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been remanded. The Board will reconsider the claim after obtaining all relevant records.

The veteran's claims for service connection of left and right knee disabilities were denied due to lack of new evidence. The claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD was also denied. However, the issues regarding service connection for headaches, Meniere's disease, OSA, and TDIU were remanded for further review.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD because there is no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's request for an increased rating for PTSD and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. However, the veteran was granted a separate 10 percent rating for tinnitus and a 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome, both effective October 16, 2022.