PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal of the proposed disability rating reductions for left shoulder scapulohumeral joint impairment, PTSD and TBI, and migraine headaches was dismissed because the RO's proposed actions were not final decisions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, allergic rhinitis, and a respiratory disorder to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the April 2024 AOJ decision on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder, cannabis use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood to include insomnia symptoms (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a higher disability rating for lumbar strain, as well as service connection for eczema and a right hip condition.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder, effective December 3, 2010.

The Board granted an effective date of November 10, 2015, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to a pre-decisional error in failing to provide the Veteran with a VA mental disorders examination and not obtaining complete VA treatment records.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 26, 2012, for the award of service connection with a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of TDIU, DEA benefits, and service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD, finding the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for blood tainted, granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, and remanded the claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to or caused by the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and denied entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, chronic cough syndrome, left and right ankle disabilities, right shoulder disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, earlier effective dates for PTSD and non-painful right index finger scar, and a higher rating for painful right index finger scar. However, the Veteran was granted an initial 50 percent rating for service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative and is therefore dismissed.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD and an effective date of August 8, 2023, for the award of service connection.

The Board remands the case for a comprehensive VA examination to fully capture the severity of the Veteran's PTSD disability.

The appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder was denied as the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to the untimely filing and subsequent withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability has not approximated total occupational and social impairment, but a TDIU was granted prior to December 21, 2023 due to the Veteran's inability to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.