PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and acquired psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder, with panic attacks, anxiety disorder and unspecified insomnia. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and other conditions, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and bilateral hearing loss disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment consistent with his education, training, and experience.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected PTSD effective August 15, 2022.

The Board remands the service connection claim for PTSD and TDIU due to an inadequate VA examination report and the need for further development of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD during the appeal period.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for PTSD, asthma, and tinnitus based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and evaluation of PTSD, as well as basic eligibility to DEA benefits.

The Board restored the 30 percent disability rating for GAD with alcohol use disorder prior to May 8, 2024, and denied a higher rating in excess of 30 percent or 50 percent thereafter.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, syncope, and a compensable initial disability rating for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The appeal was granted for service connection of left ear hearing loss and OSA, but denied for hepatic steatosis. Several claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, granted a 10 percent rating for ruptured left rectus femoris muscle thigh limitation of extension, and remanded several other issues related to higher ratings.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding claims for bilateral hearing loss, right knee strain disorder, and left knee strain disorder.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and left hip strain, but denied increased ratings for right hip strain, cervical strain, and chronic headaches.

The Board remands the issues of an initial increased rating for PTSD with alcohol abuse and substance abuse, TDIU prior to November 9, 2021, and an effective date for DEA based on a total permanent disability rating due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with bipolar II disorder, moderate with mixed features MRE depressed, and alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and service connection for sleep apnea, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the prior rating decisions and no evidence linking the sleep apnea to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD with insomnia, while remanding claims for erectile dysfunction and knee conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service disease, injury, or stressor.