BVA Decisions on Ptsd
169 real Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions on VA disability claims involving ptsd. Each links to the full decision, reasoning, and citations.
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Case 11-2349 — Affirmed / Remanded / Vacated August 10,2012SCHOELEN, Judge :The appellant, Mark McClellan III ,appeals through counsel a June 22, 2011,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision that (1)determined new and material evidence h...
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Case 24-2807 — Vacated / Remanded September 9,2025In December 2021,the Board determined that the October 2021 VA examination report was inadequate and that another examination ....
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Case 24-4659 — Reversed / Remanded / Vacated August 29,2025On May 10,2024,the Board denied disability ratings for MDD with anxious distress in excess of 10%for the period from August 10,2015,to November 14,2018; in excess of 50%for the per...
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Case 12-2616 — Remanded / Reversed / Vacated May 21,2014Osowiecki and, on remand,the Board determined the RO decision to be void ab initio,and the 10%was restored,effective April 1, 1969....
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Case 18-1103 — Vacated / Remanded May 29,2020The examiner also noted that the appellant had described the severity of his PTSD as mild,but the examiner gave the appellant the benefit of the doubt that his symptoms wax and wan...
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Case 24-1022 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded June 30,2025The Board noted that neither the veteran nor his representative alleged any error with VA's duty to assist or a lack of substantial compliance with the September 2022 Board remand ...
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Case 96-1214 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded February 11, 1999In the May 28, 1996, BVA decision here on appeal, the Board denied service connection for wounds of the lower extremities, frostbite of the feet, a skin disorder of the feet, heari...
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Case 15-2585 — Vacated / RemandedThis matter was referred to a panel of the Court, with oral argument,to address the circumstances under which the duty to assist requires VA,in a claim for service connection for a...
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Case 19-5724 — Vacated / Remanded March 16,2023She also argues in her initial brief that an August 1990 rating decision never addressed whether this evidence from 1989 and 1990 was new and material evidence within the meaning o...
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Case 23-5618 — Affirmed November 25,2024McDonough ,the appellant argues that remand is required for the Board to use the correct test for 'employment in a protected environment,'that his employment did or did not shield ...
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Case 22-3013 — Vacated / Remanded July 25,2023As for secondary service connection,the examiner found that [t]he two conditions are not medically related, [t]he claimed disorder is a separate entity entirely from the service[-]...
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Case 14-3126 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed June 16,2015As an initial matter,the Board found that VA had satisfied its duty to assist because VA had conducted all development necessary to substantiate the claims....
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Case 12-1845 — Reversed / Vacated / Remanded March 20,2014For the reasons that follow,the Court will reverse the Board's finding that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence sufficient to reopen his 1 The Board referred to a ...
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Case 93-1220 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded August 1, 1996In a September 1978 BVA decision, the Board denied service connection for a back disability....
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Case 10-1267 — Remanded / Affirmed / Reversed / Vacated December 29,2011, through counsel,appeals an April 5, 2010,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied the appellant's claims to reopen a previously denied claim for servic...
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Case 15-3657 — Remanded / Vacated / Reversed / Affirmed January 31,2017Finally,the Board denied effective dates earlier than March 5,2009,for the grants of service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus....
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Case 21-2635 — Vacated / Remanded July 26,2022The RO advised the appellant that [e]fforts to obtain [his] service treatment records from all potential sources were unsuccessful and that [t]he [NPRC]reported that the records ma...
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Case 22-3160 — Affirmed October 23,2023In an April 2019 decision, the Board denied entitlement to an effective date earlier than August 17,2011,for the grant of TDIU for accrued-benefits purposes....
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Case 04-2310 — Remanded / Vacated / Affirmed May 11,2009The appellant perfected an appeal to the Board,and in August 1999,the Board denied a disability rating greater than 30%for his PTSD and denied entitlement to a TDIU rating....
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Case 23-0038 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded June 28,2024In response to a claim received on March 15,2018, 4 a VA regional office (RO) denied service connection for both diabetes and anxiety based on a lack of new and material evidence,a...
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Case 23-4298 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded July 30,2024Additionally,the Board awarded disability compensation for pseudofolliculitis barbae and found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen claims for disability com...
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Case 06-1464 — Vacated / Remanded June 30, 2008Croy had submitted new and material evidence sufficient to reopen a claim for service connection for a lower back disability; (2) denied that claim on the merits; (3) denied servic...
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Case 94-661 — Reversed / Vacated March 7, 1997In order to conduct meaningful research, the veteran must provide the "who, what, where[,] and when" of each stressor....
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Case 95-984 — Unknown June 14, 2001Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) affirmed the Court's decision that the November 1972 VARO decision did not contain CUE, but remanded the matter to determ...
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Case 23-5851 — Remanded / Vacated November 27,2024The accompanying medical opinions concluded that the veteran's left and right foot conditions were less likely than not related to service because there was [n]o chronic evaluation...
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Case 22-4221 — Affirmed June 9,2023The VA examiner diagnosed an insomnia disorder but opined that [t]he timing of the onset of insomnia,combined with the lack of other trauma[-]related symptoms, indicates that insom...
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Case 18-1440 — Affirmed December 10,2019The RO also determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen a claim for disability compensation for a personality disorder,previously claimed as a mental...
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Case 18-4571 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed December 4,2019The Board also determined that new and material evidence had not been received and therefore declined to reopen previously denied claims for benefits for right ear hearing loss and...
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Case 23-527 — Vacated / Remanded July 31,2024A separate medical opinion completed by the same psychologist provided a negative nexus and stated that the [e]xaminer sees no evidence of [m]emory [l]oss....
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Case 03-0221 — Affirmed / Remanded July 27, 2007Ellison's request for revision on the basis that the 1971 Board failed to consider the possible application of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU),...
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Case 24-0597 — Reversed April 29,2025In a July 2010 Statement of the Case (SOC),the AOJ again declined to reopen claims for service connection for a bilateral knee condition and back condition,finding no new and mater...
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Case 21-5718 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded August 31,2022For the following reasons,the Court will vacate the Board's decision to the extent that the Board failed to address the reasonably raised issue of entitlement to secondary service ...
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Case 21-3379 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded March 18,2022Following the examination,VA sought an additional medical opinion,explaining that the prior examiner also noted a diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH),a condition that i...
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Case 10-2753 — Affirmed / Vacated March 27,2012Weasel were not credible and that VA's duty to assist did not require it to provide him with a medical examination,and because Mr....
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Case 12-2012 — Affirmed / Remanded / Vacated January 30,2014The appellant averred that the veteran submitted new and material evidence within the one-year appeal period and that VA had failed to adjudicate the claim on the merits....
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Case 22-411 — Vacated / Remanded May 31,2023Campbell , through counsel,appeals a September 26,2021,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied service connection for (1)a lumbar spine disability;(2)a ...
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Case 17-1885 — Affirmed July 10,20185103A(d),the Secretary's duty to assist includes providing a medical examination or obtaining a medical opinion when such an examination or opinion is necessary to make a decision ...
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Case 04-0584 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed / Reversed October 2,2009In my opinion he is allergic to certain paints and vapo[r]and these occa[s]ional respiratory symptoms are not related to the exposure of fumes in Gulf War....
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Case 23-6949 — Unknown October 31,2024In the remand instructions,the Board noted that regarding the appellant's physical assault, the examiner should indicate whether any behavioral changes that occurred at or close in...
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Case 19-5987 — Affirmed October 5,2020Norton ,through counsel appeals a May 13, 2019,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision that found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen previously denie...
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Case 97-1192 — Affirmed / Vacated Sep 6, 2000The appellant argues as follows: (1) that the Federal Government failed to provide documentation of his exposure to Agent Orange and biological and chemical warfare agents (Argumen...
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Case 17-0995 — Vacated / Remanded May 30,2018After finding that VA had satisfied its duty to assist by obtaining various post-service medical records and providing adequate examinations relevant to each disability,R....
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Case 20-7178 — Affirmed March 31,2022In the June 2020 decision on appeal,the Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 50%for PTSD and an effective date earlier than November 16,2012,for the award of SMC(...
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Case 23-4291 — Vacated / Remanded December 30,2024The Board found that [t]he [v]eteran's PTSD more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, and the Board noted that his symp...
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Case 18-2844 — Affirmed July 12,2019Parties'Arguments The appellant argues that the Board erred when it determined that his statements describing the alleged MST were not credible and accordingly declined to afford h...
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Case 14-0635 — Affirmed December 18,2014He contends that VA failed to satisfy its duty to assist him by gathering relevant documents and providing an adequate medical nexus opinion....
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Case 96-179 — Affirmed February 3, 1998Laruan, appeals a February 9, 1996, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which concluded that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his cl...
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Case 24-2039 — Unknown May 7,2025The Secretary concedes the Board erred in denying a TDIU....
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Case 08-3983 — AffirmedDVA informed Akers that her claim could only be reopened if she submitted new and material evidence....
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Case 15-1477 — Affirmed / Remanded June 7,2016Decision on Appeal In the March 2015 decision on appeal,the Board determined that Mr....
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Case 08-2236 — UnknownRichard Hime appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“the Veter- ans Court”) holding that the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) had...
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Case 08-0089 — VacatedBond argued that his February 1998 submission was actually new and material evidence relating to the earlier, May 1997, rating decision and should have been assessed as such by the...
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Case 19-8155 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed September 2,2020In his informal brief, the appellant does not challenge the Board's denial of an earlier effective date for the award of benefits of bilateral instability of the knees,or the Board...
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Case 22-7345 — Vacated / Remanded December 28,2023The examiner opined that the veteran's sleep apnea was not related to any type of [G]ulf [W]ar exposure event and that the condition was more likely caused by obesity....
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Case 07-0764 — Remanded / Affirmed / Vacated June 8, 2009Initially,the Court notes that it lacks jurisdiction over the claims for a skin disorder,bilateral hearing loss,increased ratings for an undiagnosed illness manifested by joint pai...
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Case 93-388 — Affirmed / Vacated December 13, 1994Duran, appeals from a January 28, 1993, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which determined that since he had failed to submit new and material evidence rega...
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Case 17-4733 — Vacated / Remanded June 26,2019Mizell ,through counsel,appeals an August 17,2017,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board) decision in which the Board denied service connection for the appellant's post-traumatic stress ...
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Case 24-7144 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded January 15,2026He underwent an examination the following month;the VA examiner diagnosed moderate-to-severe triscaphe joint osteoarthritis,but she opined that the condition was less likely than n...
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Case 15-4758 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed February 14,2017The Board also granted the appellant's claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral tinnitus and assigned a disability rating of 10%and reopened and remanded his claim...
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Case 20-4336 — Affirmed October 29,2021To the extent the Board denied a rating higher than 20%,the appellant does not raise any argument concerning that matter,and the Court will also dismiss the appeal as to that aband...
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Case 17-1531 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded August 31,2018In addition, the Board denied entitlement to higher evaluations for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as well as entitlement to earlier effective dates for the awards...
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Case 19-2640 — Reversed / Affirmed / Vacated April 16,2021at 79,and he contended that when assigning the effective date VA had failed to consider and correctly apply 38 C....
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Case 10-0826 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed August 31,2011clearly erred in concluding that VA satisfied its duty to assist Mr....
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Case 22-1013 — Unknown February 28,2023The examiner therefore opined that the veteran's bilateral hand pain was less likely than not related to his in- service complaints....
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Case 11-2889 — Affirmed May 13,2013Specifically,the Board denied (1)the PTSD claim because there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD (R....
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Case 23-7340 — Unknown April 10,2025Hughes sustained to his head and neck 2 Case:23-7340 Page: 3 of 21 Filed:04/10/2025 in August 1965 were not service connected because he did not enter active service until February...
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Case 21-4066 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded October 19, 2022In the May 2021 decision here on appeal, the Board denied Mr....
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Case 06-488 — Vacated May 21, 2008HAGEL, Judge : Andrew Estrada-Medina appeals through counsel a December 30, 2005, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) decision in which the Board denied service connection for post-...
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Case 98-157 — AffirmedIn August 1984, the VARO notified the appellant that new and material evidence was required to reopen his claim....
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Case 23-5480 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded December 30,2024The Board also found that new and material evidence had not been received and therefore declined to reopen a previously denied claim for disability compensation for an acquired psy...
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Case 22-0960 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed January 23,2023Later that month,VA simply found that no new and material evidence was submitted to reopen a previously denied head injury claim....
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Case 97-1971 — Affirmed / Reversed / Remanded June 3, 2003On May 29, 2001, the Federal Circuit reaffirmed that a breach of the duty to assist cannot amount to CUE and concluded that the appellant's contention that the RO's failure to adju...
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Case 09-4670 — Vacated / Remanded September 30,2011Ventura ,appeals through counsel a November 5,2009,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision that found new and material evidence had been received to reopen a claim for entitlemen...
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Case 21-8248 — Unknown January 4,2023In a July 2017 rating decision,the RO declined to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder,claimed as nerves, depression,anxiety,and post-trauma...
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Case 22-7156 — Unknown February 9,2024Reyes-Gonzalez's depression was not related to service and the RO denied service connection for PTSD based on insufficient evidence of an in-service stressor....
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Case 20-5175 — Affirmed July 16,2021The Board found that the July 2018 and October 2018 private and VA examiners, respectively,found that Mr....
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Case 95-232 — Reversed October 1, 1996An August 1986 RO decision stated that "no new and material evidence [had been] submitted which would warrant reversal of prior denial....
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Case 14-0334 — Vacated / Remanded October 19,2015On November 8,2013,the Board denied the appellant entitlement to service connection for (1)a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and (2)a depressive disorder with mixed anxiety fe...
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Case 11-2903 — Affirmed August 31,2012However,the Board found that the Veteran's account of sustaining a back injury while diving into an artillery pit to be credible....
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Case 20-4504 — Unknown January 31,2022PIETSCH, Judge :The appellant,Robert Rentfrow, through counsel,appeals a March 5, 2020,Board of Veteran's Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied (1)a disability rating i...