Anxiety decisions — 2004

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction and bilateral knee disabilities do not warrant increased ratings as they are currently rated at 30 percent for anxiety reaction and 10 percent each for left and right knee disabilities.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood, which she claimed as anxiety, nerves, depression, and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural deficiencies and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical records and a need for medical opinions regarding the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder will be reconsidered after obtaining all necessary medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including dysthymia, anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity disorder, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), were not incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The veteran's dysthymic disorder with somatization and anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that this rating does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, was found to have been incurred during service. The condition resulted in mental unsoundness that led to suicide.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for generalized anxiety disorder and TDIU benefits due to service-connected disabilities. The appeal is remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for depression and related psychiatric conditions, finding that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of a pre-existing condition prior to service. The veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are not linked to his military service.

The veteran is granted a rating of 70 percent for his psychiatric disorder, classified as undifferentiated type schizophrenia with depressive features, effective April 16, 2002.,The veteran's claim for an increased rating prior to April 16, 2002, remains pending and the RO has not yet adjudicated it. The veteran is granted a total rating based on individual unemployability from July 1996 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to conflicting evidence in the file, and a VA psychiatric examination is needed to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from SSA and a psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to the need for additional development of the record, including a VA examination and consideration of new regulations.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's anxiety disorder, which was previously rated at 10 percent. The evidence did not show that the condition resulted in significant occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for schizoaffective disorder with anxiety is being remanded due to the receipt of additional evidence that has not been considered by the RO.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection for PTSD was established, but not for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

The veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety type is manifested by total occupational and social impairment with gross impairment in thought processes and communication, the intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, disorientation, and memory loss. The Board has determined that a 100 percent disability rating is warranted based on these findings.

The Board found no competent medical evidence of a current psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder and depression, that was incurred or related to service. The claim for service connection was denied.