PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claim for TDIU has been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence, including treatment records from VA medical centers and community based outpatient clinics. The AOJ will now readjudicate the claim.

Your claims of service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and PTSD have been fully granted with effective dates from January 29, 2025. As the benefits sought are now granted in full, these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD symptoms, along with migraines and hemorrhoids, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since January 15, 2022.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance of another person is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA treatment records.

The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal regarding the reduction of her disability rating for PTSD and major depressive disorder from 70 percent to 50 percent effective June 1, 2025. The Board has accepted this withdrawal.

The Veteran's PTSD and TBI disabilities are granted with initial ratings of 70 percent. IBS is granted effective August 21, 2014. The Veteran's left and right lower extremity radiculopathy claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's proposed reduction in the disability rating for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder from 70% to 50% was not an appealable decision and has been dismissed.

The Veteran's motion for revision of the February 3, 2014, Rating Decision is remanded due to procedural errors. The VA Regional Office must address the substance of the arguments raised within the Veteran's motion and consider how the Board's June 25, 2025, decision affects the Veteran's requested relief in his motion.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's residuals of pneumonia are service-connected due to his military service and the presence of lung scarring from previous pneumonia episodes.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is service-connected based on in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, traumatic arthritis in the right hand, and traumatic arthritis in the right thumb are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board will seek to obtain SSA records and provide an addendum medical opinion.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including somatic symptom disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, PTSD, and panic disorder, is granted as secondary to service-connected right knee conditions.,The Veteran's urinary tract condition, specifically irritative voiding symptoms, is remanded for further development due to the need for a medical opinion regarding its relationship to his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition, right knee condition, and/or low back condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding service connection for major depression and PTSD, so these claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of an earlier claim or entitlement to the conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no evidence linking his current mental health condition to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied, but the Board finds that reasonable doubt arises regarding the etiology of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. Therefore, service connection is granted for this condition.

The Veteran's PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is rated at 100 percent, the highest rating available, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 70 percent disabling, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of total occupational and social impairment. The Veteran also does not meet criteria for TDIU based on her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD rating was reduced from 100% to 70%, effective July 1, 2021. The Board found that the reduction was improper and restored the 100% rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since September 27, 2010. Additionally, he is in receipt of a 60 percent disability rating for coronary artery disease, which meets the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and increased ratings have been dismissed due to procedural defects.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for pelvic inflammatory disease has also been dismissed.