PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since April 2, 2020. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating as his symptoms more closely approximated those of reduced reliability and productivity rather than occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is granted a higher rating of 100 percent effective September 4, 2023.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since April 1, 2021. The rating will remain at this level until further notice.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on multiple service-connected conditions have been denied as the necessary VA examinations were missed without good cause.

The Board has granted an increased rating for PTSD from March 2023, and the appellant is eligible to receive a direct payment of attorney fees based on this decision.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD has been withdrawn by the Veteran before any decision was made.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his psychiatric disorder, which is currently rated at 50 percent, has been granted. The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate the level required for a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's TDIU and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) are granted effective May 12, 2025. The decision is based on the combination of his service-connected disabilities rendering him unemployable as of that date.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service stressors and corroborated by military personnel records. The Veteran's MDD is not found to be related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since December 11, 2024. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher rating as it did not demonstrate total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD was granted effective February 8, 2025. The Board denied the request for an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating prior to July 24, 2023, and a higher rating on and after July 24, 2024, for PTSD has been dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's mixed anxiety depressive disorder (previously claimed as memory loss and memory lapse, and PTSD) is rated at 50 percent from March 28, 2019, with a denial of higher ratings prior to that date.

The Board denied service connection for a jaw disability and granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD, but found the evidence did not support either claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for somatic symptom disorder with PTSD and right shoulder strain were granted, but the effective dates are set to December 26, 2019, based on new evidence submitted after a previous final decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating. The Veteran also did not have a current diagnosis of a head injury or OSA, and his headaches and chronic nosebleeds are not service-connected.

The Veteran's request for a higher disability rating for right foot plantar fasciitis was denied. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to January 7, 2020, for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied. The Board found that there is no legal basis to assign such a date and that the evidence did not support reopening the previously denied claim.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent prior to August 12, 2019 and denied for higher ratings. Effective June 16, 2015, the Veteran is granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD.