PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of October 22, 2010 for service connection of Traumatic Brain Injury and its associated headaches. Service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder was denied as not meeting the criteria for an earlier effective date.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected chronic PTSD with recurrent major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder or in-service toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs). The Veteran must be provided a VA medical opinion to clarify the etiology of his OSA.

The rating reduction from 70 percent to 50 percent for PTSD was not proper, and the Veteran's disability rating is restored.,Service connection for sleep apnea due to service or service-connected PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD was denied, but the claim for Generalized Anxiety Disorder was granted.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from October 1, 2014. The TDIU is granted as the evidence shows that the Veteran's PTSD, tinnitus, and COPD symptoms make it impossible for him to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for an increased rating for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder with PTSD, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of diagnosis and failed to meet the criteria for service connection as per DSM-5.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, which prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of June 24, 2024. The Board found that the earliest communication indicating intent to apply for service connection was on June 24, 2024, and as such, this date is considered the effective date.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressor and his current diagnoses of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and GAD.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses related to ambulance transportation on August 23, 2024 is granted. The Board found that the care was authorized by a VAMC and emergent in nature, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of Erectile Dysfunction due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's ED is being evaluated in relation to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse is granted an increased rating of 50% from February 27, 2006, to June 25, 2008. The effective date for the 70% rating remains at June 25, 2008.

Effective July 6, 2024, the Veteran's claims for PTSD and intracranial hemorrhage due to cerebral aneurysm repair have been granted.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the complexity of the issues.,The Veteran is seeking increased ratings for various disabilities, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, a surgical scar, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left hip disability, right knee disability, psychiatric disability, right ankle and left ankle disabilities, gastrointestinal disability, vocal cord dysfunction, sinusitis, tinea, and facial acne.

The Veteran's PTSD with persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, TBI, and Meniere's syndrome is rated at 70 percent effective January 14, 2019. The appeal for an earlier effective date was denied. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was also denied. The reduction of VA compensation due to felony incarceration was found proper.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for PTSD. The claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to new evidence received after the August 2013 rating decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for the period from August 9, 2024.