PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct errors in fulfilling the duty to assist.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, and traumatic brain injury.

The Board remands all claims for a VA examination to determine the relationship between each claimed disability and service or another service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's application for enrollment in the PCAFC as he does not meet the criteria based on his ability to independently perform activities of daily living and does not require supervision or protection.

The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, effective April 5, 2021, but denied earlier effective dates for his right hip disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for valvular heart disease with sinus bradycardia, but denied a higher rating and TDIU for PTSD.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychological condition, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, insomnia, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, due to inadequate medical examinations and opinions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 26, 2022, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD prior to March 1, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with bruxism, as well as remanded claims for service connection and increased rating.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and reassessing the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and TDIU claims.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied readjudication of entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC), but remanded the claims for service connection for a mental health disability and headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to October 12, 2022, for service connection of PTSD with major depressive disorder (MDD), moderate, recurrent with anxious distress and panic disorder.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with persistent depressive disorder/dysthymia was dismissed as the Veteran failed to allege specific errors of fact or law.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused occupational and social impairment in most areas, but did not result in total occupational and social impairment. An effective date of June 5, 2017, was granted for a TDIU and DEA.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), traumatic brain injury (TBI), a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, and a higher rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder, denied a higher rating for reactive airway disorder, and granted service connection for traumatic brain injury.