PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 24, 1992, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and sleep disturbance, and remanded the claims for a right wrist disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, and bilateral foot disability.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to insufficient evidence of a link between the current diagnosis and in-service stressors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a mental health disorder, respiratory disorder, left foot disorder, left shoulder disorder, and TBI to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and granted service connection for bipolar disorder.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD, finding that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and hallux valgus, and an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD. It also granted earlier effective dates for the assignment of ratings for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for a left hand and wrist disability, initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee disabilities, and an initial compensable rating for ingrown toenail of the bilateral big toe. The claims for service connection for reproductive disability, PTSD, and alcohol use disorder were remanded.

The Board remands the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's stressor allegations.

All appeals for higher ratings, decreased ratings, and service connection claims have been dismissed as the Veteran has already appealed these issues to the Board.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and initial disability ratings in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder, with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities was also denied.

The Board granted restoration of a 50% rating for PTSD, effective April 1, 2022, as the reduction was improper.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment more closely approximating total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD with MDD, finding the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those of a 70 percent rating rather than a 100 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, and a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and a rating in excess of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to missing medical records.