PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Board has readjudicated the service connection claim for PTSD, GAD, and Somatic Symptom Disorder due to new evidence submitted after the September 2017 rating decision. However, the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder that originated in service or is otherwise etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not more closely approximate a higher disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MST, finding no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 9, 2019, for a 70 percent evaluation of PTSD is granted. The earliest factually ascertainable date for which evidence of an increase in severity can be found is May 9, 2019.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's OSA is worsened by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for OSA.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) based on credible evidence of an in-service sexual assault and a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been granted and the benefits have already been awarded. As such, there is no longer an issue to appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and related neuropathies have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since June 21, 2018. The effective date for the TDIU is set as of that date.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 4, 2019, for the grant of a TDIU based on the appellant's service-connected PTSD and OSA.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant was denied as he did not meet the criteria for such benefits due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the requirement of having incurred a serious injury on or after September 11, 2001, for PCAFC eligibility. The appeal is remanded to allow further processing and development of the claim.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, finding that new and relevant evidence supports a finding of etiological relationship to active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The case is being remanded for further adjudication by the AOJ.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's PTSD and TDIU claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a new examination.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to assault and MST, but has remanded the claims for left and right hip disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 11, 2023, for the grant of a 50 percent rating for mixed headache disorder is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 1, 2022, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from October 4, 2021. The rating for his diabetes mellitus remains at 20 percent.

The Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by total occupational and social impairment from December 3, 2013 to December 12, 2016. The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD during this period.

The Veteran's claim for a 100 percent rating for PTSD has been granted. The claim for TDIU, which was implied from the evidence of record, is denied.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, resulting in the dismissal of this case.