Anxiety decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the veteran's variously diagnosed neurosis, including PTSD, developed during their first period of service and grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as his condition is linked to his combat experiences in Korea.

The VA determined that there is no competent medical evidence to support the veteran's claims of chronic disabilities resulting from an undiagnosed illness or combination of illnesses, and thus denied all the issues on appeal.

The Board has ordered a remand to address the veteran's claims of PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, including alcohol and drug abuse, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and major depression. The examiner is instructed to determine if learning about the deaths of his friends constituted a sufficient stressor for PTSD and whether any other diagnosed conditions are related to service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected anxiety reaction was denied by the RO. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examinations.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of exposure to non-ionizing radiation and flatfeet as the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service, including exposure to radiation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected anxiety disorder, finding that he currently does not have any symptomatology resulting from this disability.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and will now evaluate the veteran's TDIU claim. The veteran is already service-connected for generalized anxiety disorder.

The veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 10 percent, effective August 14, 1991. The claim for an earlier effective date was granted.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as it is shown to be transient and expectable reactions to psychosocial stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased evaluation for his anxiety disorder is well-grounded and remanded for a contemporaneous VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD with depression and anxiety was dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his service-connected anxiety neurosis and a temporary total disability evaluation based on VA hospitalization from April to June 1994. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board denied DIC benefits as the appellant did not file a claim for DIC benefits prior to her remarriage in November 1989, and she is not shown to have filed an informal or formal claim before then.

The Board granted an increased evaluation of 70 percent for the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder with PTSD effective April 15, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected due to in-service acoustic trauma. However, there is no competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD or other psychiatric disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder. The claim for these conditions is not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left ankle injury and lumbar discogenic disease do not warrant an increased rating. The anxiety disorder is currently rated as zero percent disabling.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD with generalized anxiety and dysthymia, currently rated at 50 percent. The Board has determined that a new examination is needed to assess the current level of disability.

The Board denied an increased rating for anxiety as the veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA psychiatric examination without good cause.

The VA determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the current schedular criteria.