PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an increased rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder from March 15, 2023, to August 19, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, headaches as proximately due to the service-connected chronic sinusitis, posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for edema and right ankle joint pain were denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 100 percent evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder in remission, as well as for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 (DEA), due to a lack of evidence establishing entitlement to an earlier date.

The Veteran's PTSD alone renders him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, and he has additional disabilities rated at 60 percent or more from August 23, 2022. Therefore, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound status is granted.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 19, 2022, for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board granted an effective date of November 19, 2020, for the award of a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, and various other conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for sleep apnea with CPAP, diabetes mellitus, a bilateral ankle condition, tension headaches, and PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of December 4, 2020 for a 100 percent rating for PTSD and related benefits.

The Veteran's appeal for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request was denied, and the attempted appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied a combined rating higher than 90 percent for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and major depressive disorder, for a new VA medical opinion.

The veteran's appeals for extensions of time to file Board Appeal requests were denied, and the attempted appeals were dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and PTSD, and remanded the claims for a bilateral ankle condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral flat feet.

The Board granted an effective date of May 26, 2023, for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The appeal for an initial rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD with panic attacks and OCD is dismissed as the Veteran is already receiving a total schedular rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD, due to a duty to assist error regarding the verification of in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for hypertension or a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD.