PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain the Veteran's service personnel records (SPRs) and an opinion regarding whether the Veteran experienced a personal assault during service. The claim will be reconsidered with these additional pieces of evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for PTSD, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failing to retrieve relevant hospital records from Fort Sill and inadequacy of the VA examiner's opinion. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, which may include PTSD, anxiety disorder, or depression.

The Veteran's headaches, associated with PTSD, are currently rated at 30 percent. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence does not show that the headaches meet or approximate the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with severe cocaine use disorder has been granted a 100% disability rating since April 12, 2019. The issue of total unemployability is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain with instability and effusion, right knee strain with instability and effusion, lumbosacral strain, and PTSD with bipolar II disorder and alcohol use disorder. The decision also denied entitlement to total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for acquired psychiatric conditions, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

The Board has denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and has remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death while the case was pending.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was initially denied in October 2016, but service connection was later granted on April 19, 2018. The effective date of this grant is now set to April 19, 2016.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to his occupational and social impairment being limited to most areas rather than total.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with psychotic features, PTSD, anxiety disorder unspecified, and insomnia unspecified are related to events he experienced during service. The Board granted the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum rating available under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The appeal is denied as there is no evidence of a higher level of disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's heart condition and acquired psychological disorder are not service-connected. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The appeal is being remanded due to a legal inadequacy in the initial decision and an error in determining the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits. The VA will need to provide additional evidence, obtain medical opinions, and ensure proper notice before making a final determination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to consider.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for his service-connected PTSD, finding that his symptoms more closely approximated a 70 percent rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including anxiety disorder, depression, PTSD, back disorder, foot disorders, knee disorders, hip disorder, migraine headaches, hypertension, and heart disorder. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is denied as the effective date cannot be prior to November 3, 2022. The Veteran's entitlement arose before this date.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, Neurocognitive Impairment, CFS, Chronic Pain Disorder, Neck and Upper Airway Disorder, Obesity, Nephropathy, Bilateral Pes Planus, Left Knee Disorder, Left Shoulder Disorder, Right Shoulder Disorder, Right Wrist Disorder, Lumbar Spine Disorder, Bilateral Lower Extremity Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (PN), Hearing Loss, ED, and GU Disorder. The decision is based on the absence of a current diagnosis for these conditions.