PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied increased disability evaluations for several conditions, dismissed claims for others, and remanded two issues for further development.

The veteran's appeal requests for both increased disability rating and service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder pain, left upper extremity radicular pain, hypoesthesia, and paresthesia, left elbow pain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right ear hearing loss disability, and tinnitus.

The appeal based on the Veteran's notice of disagreement was dismissed as it did not timely relate to any specific decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, as well as an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for individual unemployability (TDIU) and a rating more than 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with cannabis and alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for high blood pressure, both for purposes of accrued benefits.

The appeal as to the claims of service connection for shoulder pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is dismissed, and an effective date prior to April 18, 2024, for the award of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, to include degenerative arthritis and scoliosis, is denied.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 9, 1981, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot condition, hearing loss, low back condition, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

The appeal regarding service connection for PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date than January 9, 2023, for the assignment of a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and service connection for cervicalgia/trapezius strain.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of a 70 percent evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma (MST), total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status, all effective from January 22, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the evidence of record does not support a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and chronic sinusitis to provide the Veteran with VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, PTSD and insomnia.

The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU prior to November 30, 2021, as the Veteran was not shown to be unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted an effective date of March 2, 2023 for heart disease and September 28, 2023 for chronic renal failure, while denying earlier effective dates for PTSD, migraines, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board also granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the May 2023 Board decision that denied a motion to revise or reverse on the basis of CUE a February 2005 rating decision which granted service connection for PTSD effective September 27, 2004 is dismissed.