PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals because the appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown for the late filing.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD as it was granted in a September 2025 rating decision, which covers the entire period on appeal. The issue of a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss is remanded due to the Veteran's failure to report to an examination.

The Veteran's cervical strain is granted an initial rating of 20 percent, but not higher. The Veteran's chronic constipation and allergic rhinitis are denied initial compensable ratings.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected PTSD due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his PTSD.

The Board has granted readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD, finding new and relevant evidence that tends to prove or disprove a matter at issue in the claim. The case is remanded to attempt verification of stressors related to the appellant's time as a military police officer.

The Board has found the VA medical opinions inadequate and remanded for further examination to determine if the Veteran's GERD is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, considering exposure to contaminated water during service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 22, 2021, for the award of service connection for PTSD with bipolar I disorder is granted.,The issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the December 1, 1998 rating decision denying service connection for schizoaffective disorder is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The VA must provide a new opinion addressing whether OSA was caused or aggravated by these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The Court vacated and dismissed the Board decision with respect to the matters appealed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU, finding that his service-connected PTSD did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms from November 17, 2017, to April 8, 2021, resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for this period.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's PTSD with service, particularly his claimed stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD as secondary to his service-connected Major Depressive Disorder.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including the failure to provide a VA examination and insufficient efforts to verify reported stressors. The matter will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU is dismissed as it is a duplicate of another case, and the Board addressed this issue in their previous decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining VA treatment records from March 2021 to September 2022, which may affect the determination of whether an increase in PTSD disability occurred within one year prior to his July 28, 2023 claim for TDIU and DEA.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) as secondary to his service-connected Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The decision affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt and finds that ED is due in part to PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's PTSD does not warrant an evaluation greater than 30 percent. The intestinal condition issue is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's application for benefits under the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was remanded due to inadequate notice and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case is now being reviewed with new evidence considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with insomnia and anxiety, finding that there was no current diagnosis of a nonacute insomnia disability linked to his service.