PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal for eligibility to the direct payment of agent fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the April 2024 rating decision was denied.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and/or MDD, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted an effective date of November 23, 2021, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder to ensure that due process is followed and a complete record is available.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with insomnia disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more nearly approximate those required for a higher rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD but granted TDIU.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder from February 12, 2015, to July 12, 2022, but denied a higher rating and an earlier effective date.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 27, 2023, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied an increased initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for a psychiatric condition, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to January 23, 2014, for the grant of service connection for PTSD based on CUE in the January 2003 and December 2017 rating decisions was denied.

The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and TBI was denied, while the effective date for service connection of TBI was granted as February 6, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for tendinitis, left ankle and denied service connection for a heart murmur. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for hearing loss, prostate cancer, PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea were dismissed as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and musculoskeletal issues, to ensure compliance with duty to assist requirements.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for PTSD with insomnia disorder and service connection for residuals of a heel puncture.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Board Appeal request within one year of the rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically PTSD and migraines, rendered him unemployable as of February 1, 2023.