Mental Health Claims Hub: PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety

Service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder claims and rating criteria.

Obstructive sleep apnea, often filed secondary to PTSD or weight gain.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, often secondary to mental health medications.

Generalized anxiety disorder claims under the General Mental Disorders formula.

Every VA mental health condition — PTSD, anxiety, depression, and more — is rated under the exact same General Rating Formula. Here's exactly how that single formula works, and why the specific diagnosis matters less than you'd expect.

A complete breakdown of VA PTSD rating criteria under the General Mental Disorders formula, with the specific symptoms and functional impairment level that drive each rating from 0% through 100%.

Chronic tinnitus has documented links to depression. Here's how to file the secondary claim.

Anxiety frequently develops secondary to chronic pain. Here's how to document the link.

GERD can be secondary to PTSD through medication side effects and chronic stress. Here's the playbook.

Obstructive sleep apnea is commonly secondary to PTSD. Here's the medical link, the evidence needed, and what a 50% rating looks like.

Migraines can be service-connected secondary to PTSD. Here's the medical link, the rating range, and the nexus language that wins.

How to file VA migraines as secondary to service-connected PTSD — the medical link, what a strong nexus letter needs to say, and how the rating ladder works.