PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and GERD, as well as a higher disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder has been granted a rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of the May 2020 decision on appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the issue of an increased evaluation for PTSD. The Veteran's hypertension claim is denied due to lack of a current diagnosis, while his PTSD claim is remanded due to incomplete evidence.

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

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain new medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his current OSA.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ is required to readjudicate this claim in light of all available evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for effective dates prior to August 7, 2023, for increased evaluations of his PTSD with alcohol use disorder and chronic sinusitis. The conditions were already service-connected before the PACT Act.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate given his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD disability rating was reduced from 70 percent to 50 percent, effective September 11, 2024. The Board finds this reduction improper and reinstates the original 70 percent rating. Additionally, the Veteran is remanded for further development regarding their claim of entitlement to a TDIU.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is currently rated at 50 percent disabling. The Board denied the claim for an increased rating.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision finds that PTSD aggravated the OSA.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and depression due to a fall during basic training resulting in a head injury. The Veteran's appeal is not about service connection at all, but rather about increased ratings for TBI.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of PTSD, anxiety, and depression as they are concurrent with a prior appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent evaluation of her psychiatric disability and for basic eligibility for Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status is denied. The earliest possible effective date for the 70 percent rating is March 26, 2021.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence and examination, including VA imaging records and a mental health examination.

The Board has granted a TDIU based solely on the Veteran's service-connected headache disability, effective February 1, 2019. Additionally, SMC was granted due to the Veteran having multiple service-connected disabilities rated at 60 percent or more.

The Veteran's appeal for PTSD was denied because the appeal request was not filed within one year of the April 26, 2024 rating decision. The Board found no good cause to extend the filing deadline.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, MDD, and GAD, based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to traumatic events at Guantanamo Bay.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the Board dismissed it.

The Veteran's PTSD with panic disorder was rated at 50 percent disabling, but the Board denied a rating over 50 percent as of January 28, 2020.