While symptoms may align with DSM-V criteria, the VA's rating system focuses on the severity of symptoms and their impact on daily life rather than a simple checklist. PTSD disability ratings ...

The VA will rate your PTSD based on the severity of your disability. The higher your rating, expressed as a percentage, the higher the amount of disability compensation you'll receive. Many ...

When veterans receive a rating of 80 percent VA disability compensation, it signifies a significant impairment in their overall health and functioning, as determined by the VA's criteria outlined ...

The following tables show 2025 Department of Veterans Affairs monthly disability rates for veterans with a ... as post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD) that developed before, during, or after ...

Thousands of medically retired veterans are eligible for additional retroactive combat disability pay following a Supreme ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an argument by two veterans that the ... petitioned for a higher disability rating for his military service-connected PTSD. The high court supported ...

The amount of your benefits depends on your disability rating as well as whether you have dependent spouses, children or parents. The VA has a comprehensive table of benefit amounts based on your ...

The case involved Norman Thornton, a veteran of the first Gulf War who says he rated a higher level of disability from PTSD ... to the VA. But Thornton said his disability rating should be ...