PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms worsened to the point where a 70 percent rating is warranted as of September 15, 2022, and a 100 percent rating is warranted as of July 18, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD, bilateral foot pain, sleep apnea, acne, a bilateral hand condition, a bilateral knee condition, lower back condition, and headaches.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and clarify the Appellant's mental status at the time of his misconduct leading to separation from service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating of total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based solely upon effects of service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate were granted, effective February 10, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis that conforms to the DSM-5.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, denied earlier effective dates for obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD, denied higher initial disability ratings for various conditions, granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for asthma, and denied TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for a disorder of the feet, claimed as status post bunionectomy and status post gallbladder removal. The claims for tinnitus, PTSD, and other back, bladder, GERD, hysterectomy, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, and plantar fasciitis disabilities were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as PTSD, trauma-related disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as anxiety, PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, and opioid use disorder, sustained full remission.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of a January 2004 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a compensable disability rating for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative arthritis (lumbar spine), and lumbar radiculopathy, right lower extremity. The claims for PTSD, alcohol use disorder, a right shoulder disorder, and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to corroborate the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for status post left carpal tunnel release and denied a compensable rating for the left wrist scar, a 10 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, service connection for PTSD, bilateral shin splints, and migraines, while granting service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, a TDIU prior to July 13, 2019, and increased ratings for the lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder due to a lack of new and relevant evidence, and remanded the claim for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of May 6, 2018, but no earlier, for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for PTSD.