Anxiety decisions — 2008

The Board has granted an effective date of March 20, 2003 for the grant of a 50 percent disability rating for headaches and anxiety neurosis.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, sinusitis, a left knee disorder, vision problems and a left hip disorder as they were not related to the veteran's active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder and conversion disorder are productive of total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as due to sexual trauma. The VA examiner diagnosed her with anxiety and panic disorders related to her in-service rape.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for various conditions, including fatigue, PTSD, depressive disorder, memory loss, anxiety, anger, shortness of breath, and headaches. The appellant's service in the Southwest Asia theater did not result in any new or aggravated disabilities.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD with depression and anxiety. However, it was determined that new evidence did not establish a current diagnosis of PTSD or link the disorders to military service.

The veteran's initial rating for major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher 50 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder as secondary to his service-connected asthma, finding no medical evidence linking the two conditions.

The Board vacated its August 28, 2007 decision and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for further development.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of a left rib injury was granted, while appeals for PTSD and anxiety secondary to service-connected disabilities were denied. The claim for a left shoulder condition was also denied.

The veteran's initial evaluation for generalized anxiety disorder was increased to 50 percent, but no more. The other claims were denied or not decided.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for anxiety disorder is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder, sleep apnea, and a compensable evaluation for hypertrophic tonsils. The claims for service connection for cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities were reopened but ultimately denied.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, as the credible evidence does not support that the veteran's claimed in-service stressors occurred or that his current psychiatric conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder has not caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, thus a rating in excess of 30 percent is denied.

The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his service-connected anxiety disorder was denied as the evidence did not show that the symptomatology associated with the condition more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied service connection for a variously diagnosed psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and further development of the in-service stressor claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety is being remanded to further develop evidence regarding the claimed in-service stressors.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of the evidence and readjudication of the veteran's claim.