PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, but did not grant a higher rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with MDD and anxious distress.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, granted service connection for tinnitus, and denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating from June 27, 2011 to February 22, 2017 and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) from June 27, 2011.

The Board granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective January 19, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, right ear hearing loss, and a neck disability. The claims for PTSD and left ear hearing loss were also denied. However, the claims for left knee, right knee, and back disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a urinary tract disability and an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder, but granted an effective date of September 18, 2023, for the PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU, SMC based on housebound status, and separate evaluations for residuals of traumatic brain injury.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 16, 2023, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of September 6, 2019, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder, but his claim for TDIU was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and posttraumatic stress disorder due to deficiencies in previous VA examinations and missing private treatment records.

The appeal seeking service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election under the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty-to-assist error related to proper notice and development of evidence regarding in-service personal assault.

The Board denied an increased initial disability evaluation for PTSD and granted service connection for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and left upper extremity radicular pain paresthesia.

The Board granted an effective date of March 7, 2018, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability and a link to service.

The appeal for service connection for a right knee disability was dismissed, and the Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial rating of 50 percent, but no higher.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a rating of 70 percent from March 16, 2022, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected PTSD was also granted from that date.

The Board remands all claims for service connection and a compensable disability rating due to the failure of the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) to properly obtain relevant private medical records prior to making a decision on appeal.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and PTSD, as well as an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.