PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches and PTSD was granted, along with special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, finding no clear and unmistakable error in a prior rating decision and that the proper effective date is September 2, 2022.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and PTSD were granted a 50 percent rating, while the claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied. The Veteran also received an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of PTSD to obtain additional evidence, including a new VA examination.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the assignment of separate 20 percent ratings for right and left knee instability, but denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings for PTSD and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not support a finding that his service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse caused or contributed to his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, TDIU, and eligibility for DEA were granted from the earlier effective date of October 28, 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for PTSD as moot because the Veteran was granted service connection for depressive disorder with anxious distress, which encompasses her PTSD. The Board remanded the claim for female sexual arousal dysfunction to be evaluated.

The Board remands the service connection claim for PTSD due to an incomplete duty to assist, specifically regarding the verification of in-service stressors.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 4, 2019, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, right hip strain, lumbosacral strain, right knee meniscal tear, and left wrist sprain. The claim for service connection for cervical strain was remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a disability rating of 70 percent, and individual unemployability is also granted.

The Board remands the claims for further development and adjudication, including a VA examination to determine if any service-connected disability contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the appeal regarding severance of service connection for substance abuse disorder and an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with substance abuse disorder.

The Board remands the issues of CUE in the June 1972 and March 1991 rating decisions for initial adjudication by the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right and left wrist, a seizure disorder, an inguinal hernia, an acquired psychiatric disability, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, for a VA examination to determine whether there is a current diagnosis and if it is related to service.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The appeal is remanded to provide the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing as required by law.