PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but granted restoration of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD with GAD in excess of 50% prior to June 16, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for depression, PTSD, and sinusitis due to untimely filings.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual employability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to provide a medical examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and higher disability ratings for PTSD was granted, with the effective date set to October 4, 2022.

The Board granted an effective date of September 11, 2013, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the Veteran has not been diagnosed with this condition.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the evidence did not support a credible in-service stressor.

The appeal was dismissed for the period beginning on May 21, 2024, entitlement to an evaluation more than 100 percent for PTSD. The issue of service connection for VA treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17 for a mental disorder and the earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD were dismissed due to untimely notice of disagreement or other procedural defects.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death prior to the submission of a valid substitution request.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher initial rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as impermissible freestanding claims.

The Board granted effective dates of April 29, 2022, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD and a 30 percent rating for cervical spine disability but denied initial compensable ratings for various scars and other conditions.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of January 10, 2023 for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and TDIU based on PTSD. SMC based on housebound status was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety and depressive disorder disabilities but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder disability.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the period on appeal, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 70 percent.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied initial disability ratings in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, chronic headaches, vertigo, and folliculitis. The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and denied service connection for PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the case.