PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety, for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board remands the case for an adequate VA examination and to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, migraines, and right knee patellofemoral chondromalacia due to the evidence not supporting a higher rating during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied the claim for an initial PTSD rating in excess of 70 percent, finding the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate the 70 percent criteria rather than the 100 percent criteria. The Board remanded claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, and for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee strain due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from August 1, 2023.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating from November 23, 2023, and TDIU was granted effective October 31, 2014.

The Board granted an effective date of July 7, 2020, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD but denied a higher initial rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to correct pre-decisional errors and ensure adequate development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for unexplained weight loss/weight gain and an initial compensable rating for folliculitis, but remanded the claims for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an initial 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while denying service connection for fibromyalgia, respiratory insufficiency, tension headaches, TMJ/TMD, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a scar associated with the right knee.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of June 30, 2020, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD and TDIU, as well as DEA benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to May 24, 2024, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with bipolar II disorder is granted a 100 percent evaluation, and SMC at the housebound rate as statutorily authorized under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s)(1) is also granted.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for GERD, a headache disability, and obstructive sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted an effective date of June 28, 2019 for the 70 percent disability evaluation for service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder, but granted an effective date of February 4, 2024, for a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a higher disability rating for his unspecified depressive disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or sufficient symptoms to warrant a 70 percent or higher disability rating.

The Veteran's headaches were granted a rating of 50 percent from March 18, 2024. The claims for increased ratings for PTSD, temporomandibular joint syndrome, and neuropathy, deformity, right upper extremity were denied.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD with substance abuse disorders, a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of TBI effective October 23, 2008, and a separate 40 percent rating for residuals of TBI effective October 11, 2016. The Board also granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.