PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar II disorder and panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, is granted as service-connected. The Veteran also receives a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's request for additional VR&E equipment purchases and other services under a program of independent living services, including a riding lawnmower, power tools, attending school far from home, childcare, and a vehicle, was denied due to the severity of his service-connected disabilities. The Board has ordered further development to address these issues.

The Veteran's TBI with PTSD is rated at 100 percent from June 2, 2009, to February 2, 2017, and from March 1, 2017, to February 16, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, a back disability, and hypertension as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional information from his Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Veteran's PTSD and associated brain injury residuals are rated at a 70 percent since December 30, 2021. This rating is granted for the period from December 30, 2021 to present.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (COPD, PTSD, neck disability, bilateral knee disabilities, right shoulder disability, and bilateral hearing loss) precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the period from March 25, 2015 to December 13, 2021. As a result, he is granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to in-service exposure to toxins related to his military occupational specialty as a Fire Protection Specialist.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and depression, finding that his symptoms are adequately accounted for by his existing diagnoses of PTSD and major depressive disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and Borderline Personality Disorder, finding that the Veteran's current mental health issues are aggravated by a superimposed PTSD. The original stressor is not considered to have occurred.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his headaches, including migraine and tension headaches, is denied. The Veteran was granted TDIU based on PTSD with MDD and GAD with TBI.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's tension headaches and PTSD have been granted increased ratings, but other disabilities remain remanded for further development.,Higher ratings are sought for the Veteran's low back, left knee, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's PTSD with MDD prior to September 15, 2014, finding that it caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of December 11, 2021. The initial rating for PTSD from February 27, 2024, is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from August 25, 2017, with occupational and social impairment in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since October 19, 2005. The effective date for this rating is October 19, 2005.

The Veteran's claim to restore service connection for PTSD and MDD with anxious distress, effective July 1, 2021, is dismissed. The claim of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and MDD with anxious distress is also dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in providing notice of a hearing, and will instruct the AOJ to provide such notice.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied as the earliest available effective date is July 24, 2023, the date of receipt of his claim.