PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities but denied service connection for PTSD due to a lack of corroborated in-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, left ankle sprain with painful motion, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and bilateral pes planus.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for a sinus disability, facial scars, left hip disability, residuals of human papillomavirus (HPV), and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to duty to assist errors. The claim for a left shoulder disability was denied as new evidence did not warrant readjudication.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone prevents him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a TDIU effective June 6, 2023. He also qualifies for special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s)(1), effective the same date.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and increased ratings, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder, specified obsessive-compulsive and related disorder, and bipolar affective disorder due to an alleged pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the evidence showing a current diagnosis and credible in-service personal assault stressors.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, claimed as anxiety, PTSD, and depression, and left leg disability due to untimeliness of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted an initial 70 percent evaluation, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective July 18, 2011.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's in-service experiences aboard the USS Lipan during the Vietnam Conflict.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to September 7, 2023 for PTSD with mood disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 7, 2023.

The Veteran's claim for a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) was denied as the evidence did not show that he required personal health-care services provided on a daily basis in his home by a person who is licensed to provide such services or under the regular supervision of a licensed health-care professional.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder was granted a disability rating of 50 percent, while the claims for adjustment disorder and alcohol use disorder were denied.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted a separate 10 percent rating for TBI residuals, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective December 1, 2019.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, a lung condition, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder diagnosed as PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and insomnia (secondary to tinnitus), but dismissed the claim for chronic sinusitis.

The appeal for service connection for the residuals of prostate cancer was dismissed as it has been granted. The claims for earlier effective dates, TDIU, and initial ratings were denied.