The Board has restored the Veteran's 70% disability rating for PTSD with insomnia, effective October 25, 2024, finding that there was no actual improvement in his condition under ordinary conditions of life and work.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports did not provide adequate detail regarding the Veteran's social/family history and occupational history to show an overall improvement in PTSD with insomnia symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26018969
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for a retrospective assessment of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD on its own merits, as well as to determine if it alone is sufficient to warrant an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected PTSD with insomnia is being remanded due to the need for further evaluation of his symptoms and social/occupational impairment.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD with insomnia from August 1, 2011, to March 3, 2013, was granted at a 30 percent level. The Board also denied the claim for TDIU prior to March 4, 2013, and from November 10, 2014.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury secondary to his service-connected tinnitus is denied. The Veteran's PTSD with insomnia is granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent from November 24, 2015, to February 8, 2017, and from April 1, 2017, to April 24, 2018. His claim for a TDIU is dismissed due to the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD.
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