PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted separate ratings for the Veteran's left knee pain and limited flexion, as well as earlier effective dates for service connection of disfiguring and painful scars. The decision also denied a higher rating for PTSD prior to February 5, 2024.

The Board denied several claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, granted some claims for earlier effective dates, and remanded others for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for acquired psychiatric condition, hypertension, headaches, and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for nerve damage.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating from August 1, 2016, but the claim for TDIU was denied.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to VA compensation for posttraumatic stress disorder, prior to February 1, 2023, due to an unaddressed character of discharge issue and potential earlier effective date claim.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and denied service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and remanded the claims for secondary service connection and TDIU.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right ankle sprain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss, but remanded claims for a right knee disorder, headaches, respiratory disorder, and dry eye syndrome.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 13, 2022, for a combined 100 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD with bruxism and a separate rating for bruxism, finding that his symptoms did not warrant higher ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support symptoms rising to the level required for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including insomnia and posttraumatic stress disorder, as the Veteran's insomnia had its onset during service and his PTSD resulted from an in-service stressor.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to in-service military sexual trauma.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including neck strain, bilateral shoulder and knee strains, jaw condition, PTSD, anxiety, major depression, and sleep disturbances, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, psychiatric disorders including PTSD, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury based on new evidence. The right ankle sprain claim was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, granted service connection for tinnitus, and denied a compensable rating for lower back strain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, back disability, and PTSD due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions and granted service connection for bruxism as secondary to the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability.