PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of July 17, 2017, for the award of a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, finding the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 1, 2019, and an effective date of the same for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for PTSD and depression, but denied service connection for DMII, hypertension, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, impotence, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral claudication/superficial femoral artery disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for PTSD and DEA, as the evidence weighed against his claims.

The Board denied the appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a March 2014 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded a claim for service connection for a lower back disability.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but no higher.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 70 percent disability rating for a psychiatric disability, finding no evidence that the Veteran established continuous pursuit or met the criteria for an extension based on COVID-19.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and right hand scar, but denied service connection for other claimed conditions including diabetes type II, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder injury, left hand injury, lower back injury, right shoulder injury, upper back injury, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all pending claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hypertension, but remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for chemical exposure and PTSD as they were not properly filed or had concurrent elections.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on a conceded in-service stressor and a current diagnosis.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder, based on the evidence being in relative equipoise concerning its etiological relation to active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding that the earliest possible effective date was September 9, 2022.

The Board grants a total disability rating of 100 percent for the service-connected PTSD from April 29, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD based on credible evidence of an in-service stressor and a diagnosis from a private psychologist.

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence collection, including obtaining records from a civilian orthopedist and Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center, as well as scheduling examinations to address Meniere's Disease and dysautonomia.