PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent prior to January 28, 2020 and at 70 percent from that date. The Board denied higher ratings for both periods.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed because the February 2025 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was untimely and did not address any decisions that were a pure implementation of Board decisions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial increased rating of 100 percent prior to August 22, 2024, and a subsequent increase to 70 percent since that date.,The Veteran's CFS associated with HIV is remanded for further review due to the need for earlier effective date determination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The appellant's PTSD is granted with a 70% rating from February 22, 2022 to July 1, 2020. The effective date for this grant of service connection is March 13, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, were denied as the Veteran failed to report for necessary VA examinations without providing good cause.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate the criteria for a 50 percent or higher disability rating.

The Board has decided that the claims for service connection related to various conditions should be remanded due to a failure by the AOJ to provide proper notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.

The Board has remanded the claims of increased rating for unspecified trauma related disorder and service connection for PTSD due to in-service stressors. A new VA examination is required to determine the appropriate diagnosis and current severity of the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective September 22, 2017. His bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not rated higher than the current 10 percent. The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective September 22, 2017.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in loss of use of a hand or foot, permanent impairment of both eyes, severe burn injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ankylosis of a knee or hip. Therefore, the Veteran is denied financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, or adaptive equipment only.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 13, 2017, for the increased rating of PTSD is granted.,The Veteran's entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot due to his current 100% disability rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is granted an earlier effective date of September 1, 2020 for a 70% evaluation. Service connection for low back disability (levoscoliosis of the lumbar spine) is also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in VA's duty to notify, specifically failing to provide notice of his right to an AOJ hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding her claim of an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for allergic rhinitis. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU due to PTSD remains unresolved.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA eligibility, finding that there was no pending claim for TDIU prior to March 21, 2022, and that the Veteran did not have a permanent and total service-connected disability prior to this date.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD, a bilateral knee strain, low back pain, a neck condition, and posttraumatic arthritis of the right long finger. The Veteran was also denied service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder and allergic rhinitis, as well as GERD.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board found that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The appeal for service connection of right ear hearing loss is dismissed due to a procedural defect. The claims for service connection of acquired psychological condition (PTSD) and right hand condition, including right hand/finger ankylosis are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including a lack of search for corroborating service stressors and an inadequate VA examination regarding PTSD. The Veteran's claim for PTSD will be reconsidered.