PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for sleep disorder is dismissed, and the Veteran's claims for service connection for alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and lower back strain are denied. The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression for a VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating and earlier effective date based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions.

The Board dismissed claims for service connection for PTSD and special monthly compensation due to loss of a creative organ, denied increased ratings for several disabilities, and granted service connection for somatic symptom disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a need for an updated certificate of discharge determination and outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and a compensable evaluation for the veteran's conditions due to lack of formal or informal communication regarding these benefits.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for PTSD, mild, due to inadequate VA examination and outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, service connection for various conditions, and higher initial disability ratings.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there is no credible evidence that an in-service stressor occurred during his first period of active-duty service, and any PTSD symptoms are attributed to events after his discharge from service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, unspecified anxiety disorder, seborrheic dermatitis, and denied increased ratings for left shoulder disability, myalgia, left-hand disability, right-hand disability, right shoulder disability, kidney stones, plantar fasciitis, lung disability, actinic keratosis, and squamous cell carcinoma. The Board remanded service connection claims for several conditions.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, aortic tear, cataracts, diabetes mellitus, GERD, and hearing loss.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful occupation due to symptoms including anxiety, poor concentration, suicidal ideation, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, impaired impulse control, emotional lability, and other related symptoms.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for the disfiguring nose scar and a 50 percent rating for PTSD, effective September 1, 2024 and September 1, 2022 respectively. The Board also granted TDIU and DEA eligibility.

The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with anxiety disorder, unspecified, and depression but denied service connection for a left hand fingers condition, right wrist condition, and remanded the claim for migraines (headaches).

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, left lower extremity paresthesia, left upper extremity paresthesia, acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to February 19, 2023, for the award of service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.