PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The appeal seeking service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood was dismissed as a matter of law due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's foot and knee disabilities, granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and MDD, and remanded claims for service connection for asthma and diabetes mellitus.

The appeal as to the claims for service connection for PTSD and hypertension, and the claim for an initial increased rating in excess of 10 percent for a right shoulder disability were denied due to untimeliness.

The Board grants service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as directly related to military service.

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

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD and dismissed the issue of entitlement to TDIU as moot.

The Veteran's effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is granted as May 19, 2003, and an initial 50 percent disability rating for his service-connected PTSD is also granted.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and an initial compensable rating for migraines due to incomplete VA treatment records and an inaccurate examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to March 29, 2013, for the grant of service connection for PTSD based on a finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the January 2014 rating decision.

The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for PTSD and schizoaffective disorder based on the severity of symptoms that approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression and anxiety, finding that the Veteran's condition did not warrant a higher rating or an earlier effective date based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including low back pain, right knee pain, right ankle pain, right hip pain, left knee pain, GERD/reflux, mental health disorder, sleep apnea, and left shoulder pain, due to a duty to assist error regarding VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a 70 percent rating and a higher rating for his psychiatric disorder, as well as a TDIU.

The Board granted petitions to reconsider the claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease lower lumbar and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety. The claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied.

The Board denied increased ratings for various conditions but granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to November 27, 2023.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities, has rendered him unemployable in a non-protected work environment. He is granted TDIU and SMC.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the service-connected PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, right knee disability, left knee condition, and right foot hallux valgus. However, the claim for PTSD was granted.

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