PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, General Anxiety Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder, are related to his military service. The Board has granted entitlement to service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension and adjustment disorder are granted service connection, but his PTSD and sleep disability claims are denied.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the (n) rate effective November 9, 2020, based on a combination of service-connected conditions that independently reach or exceed 50% disability ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and an increased rating for PTSD with GAD have been denied. The Board found that CAD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and the current disability is not related to service. For PTSD with GAD, the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's daughter applied for the PCAFC program on her behalf. The Board found that the Veteran has been in need of personal care services due to a psychiatric disorder, but did not determine if it is in her best interest to participate in the program. The decision is remanded to obtain an opinion regarding the latter.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with MDD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, sinusitis, headaches, right knee osteoarthritis and left knee strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was dismissed because the AOJ had already granted service connection for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder with an effective date of January 27, 2020.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been found to more closely approximate a 70 percent disability rating, granting an increased initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD from September 29, 2023. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for PTSD, TBI, and related conditions is dismissed. The Veteran is granted separate ratings for tinnitus (10%) and vertigo (30%) as residuals of TBI, both effective January 21, 2022.

The Veteran's post-concussive headaches have been rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's appeals of his claims for increased disability evaluations for PTSD and hemorrhoids have been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining service treatment records and military personnel records, as well as a need for an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further evaluation and determination of service connection for various conditions. The current rating for PTSD remains at 70 percent, and right ear hearing loss remains noncompensable.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective November 2, 2010. His hearing loss is rated as non-compensable prior to February 2, 2013 and a rating in excess of 10 percent from that date. Service connection for tinnitus earlier than March 31, 2011 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and will consider evidence not previously considered in its decision.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 17, 2012, for the award of service connection for PTSD with anxiety disorder and depressive disorder is denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with anxiety disorder and depressive disorder is also denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD with schizophrenia prior to April 10, 2025.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The decision is based on a medical opinion that links the PTSD to obesity, which in turn caused OSA.

PTSD was granted and rated at 70 percent from September 21, 2019 to March 10, 2021.,PTSD was rated at 30 percent from March 11, 2021 to February 21, 2023.,PTSD was granted a rating of 70 percent effective February 22, 2023.

The appeal for an increased evaluation in excess of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD, bipolar I disorder, alcohol use disorder, and traumatic brain injury with vertigo, diplopia, and convergence insufficiency is dismissed due to a procedural defect.