PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, as the claims were previously denied and became final.

The Board denied service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and remanded the claims for back disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors and a diagnosis of PTSD that was not informed by the record.

The Board denied higher ratings for migraine headaches and TBI, granted a 20 percent rating for grand mal epilepsy prior to January 23, 2024, and a 70 percent rating for TBI from April 17, 2024. It also restored the separate evaluation for TBI and granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and schizoaffective disorder.

The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder is dismissed as the Board decision granted it in a fully favorable resolution.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, amphetamine use disorder in sustained remission, diabetes mellitus Type II, hyperhidrosis, migraines, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The Board dismissed the appeal for medical services from March 11-16, 2023 as moot due to administrative approval while the appeal was pending. The Board granted entitlement to payment or reimbursement for unauthorized private medical expenses incurred from March 17-23, 2023 under 38 U.S.C. § 1728.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board granted an effective date of March 11, 2020 for the awards of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) from March 6, 2024, and awarded dependents' educational assistance (DEA) benefits from the same date. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to June 25, 2018, was denied, as were claims for a higher rating and TDIU before that date.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating from February 14, 2023, and increased ratings were granted for his diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating as of February 24, 2023, due to memory loss symptoms.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to obtain a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed PTSD in relation to service.

The Board granted an increased 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms that more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD with insomnia but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with cannabis use disorder, as the increase in symptoms occurred after the claim was filed on August 23, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for TDIU, DEA eligibility, and an increased rating for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure, to include hypertension, and migraines. The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for his right foot callus but had other claims denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, migraines, and right shoulder disability have caused him to be unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.