PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

Your appeal for service connection on the issues of PTSD, diabetes mellitus, COPD, duodenal ulcer (gastrointestinal disability), and headaches has been dismissed as moot due to a previous remand. The AOJ will continue to process these claims in accordance with the September 2025 Board decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 have been denied multiple times, including in the January 2025, June 2025, and July 2025 rating decisions. The Board has dismissed the Veteran's request to revise these decisions on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD and effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating than 70 percent for PTSD, and denied earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, specifically PTSD and Depression. The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service, caused by a service-connected condition, or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD from April 3, 2023 to April 3, 2024 was denied.,Special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance was granted with an effective date of December 1, 2008.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and a temporary total rating based on mental health treatment. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation for need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected TBI, as well as housebound status.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an updated VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent since August 8, 2014, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities substantially contributed to his death, and therefore grants service connection for cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression due to tinnitus, was dismissed previously. The Board finds that the current claim is a supplemental claim and remands it back to the AOJ for adjudication.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD, anxiety, and depression), hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's claim for a 100% rating for PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and major depressive disorder, recurrent episode is granted. The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for a recurrent sleep disability to include insomnia, finding it related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The issue of a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC based on housebound criteria are granted as of September 1, 2019. DEA eligibility is also granted as of that date.

The Veteran's PTSD with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder is granted an initial 100 percent rating, resolving the claim in full.

The Veteran's PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder were found to not meet the criteria for a higher rating, with the Board determining that his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that there were errors in the initial decision regarding service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, GAD, and PTSD. The Veteran's claims are being remanded to obtain relevant medical records from her military service.

The Veteran's discharge from the PCAFC program was remanded due to incomplete file and inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him so incapable of managing essential self-care and safety-related tasks that he required care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is granted from August 12, 2009, to November 13, 2011.