PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension, have precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable initial rating for allergic rhinitis is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for GAD, depression, and PTSD due to insufficient evidence in the C&P opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to service. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a clinician that considers the Veteran's reported alcohol use during service.

The Veteran's PTSD, left foot fracture, and left ankle sprain have been granted increased ratings. Service connection has also been established for cervical strain and secondary service connection for plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and psychotic features, finding that the claim was received on October 16, 2017, which is later than when entitlement arose.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise a December 2010 rating decision that denied service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood (claimed as PTSD) due to insufficient evidence of an in-service stressor. The RO found no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder. The decision finds that the Veteran's in-service event caused his current mental health conditions.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his claim for a higher disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating. The claims for increased ratings of lumbar spine disability, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU are being remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of May 1, 2018. The rating for fibromyalgia was previously assigned in December 15, 2016 and the Veteran has been continuously pursuing this claim since then.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD), and residuals of zygomatic arch fracture are being remanded due to errors in obtaining relevant VA treatment records and inadequate medical examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to obtain a clarifying medical opinion and appropriate stressor development. The Veteran's PTSD diagnosis is accepted, but there are conflicting diagnoses in the record.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the increased rating of 100 percent for PTSD is denied. The earliest evidence of increase in severity was on a February 16, 2024 private evaluation, which was within one year prior to the receipt of the April 25, 2024 supplemental claim.

The Board denied service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, finding that there was no in-service occurrence or link to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error related to missing service treatment records. The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, are being examined by VA.

The Veteran's lumbosacral degenerative disc disease is rated at 20 percent, and his PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent. The Veteran also received a TDIU effective April 11, 2023, and SMC based on housebound status effective the same date.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% from July 28, 2017. The pre-diabetic disability has not been found to be related to service exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased disability ratings for PTSD were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of a skin disorder other than prurigo nodularis, and the criteria for an increased rating for PTSD prior to December 17, 2017, from February 16, 2021 onwards, or on and after September 10, 2024 were not met.

The Veteran is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board has granted entitlement to a TDIU due to these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling effective October 13, 2019. The rating for GERD remains at 30 percent.