Anxiety decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of an increased evaluation for anxiety with panic attacks.

The Board remands the claim for a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation to determine the etiology of the veteran's mental health conditions and their relationship to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, congenital heart murmur, cardiac disability, hypertension, and anxiety as they were not related to the veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the veteran's claim for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the existence and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for anxiety disorder is being remanded to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent evaluation of anxiety disorder with somatization features as it was not factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred prior to June 21, 1999.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death during the pendency of the case.

The Board remands the claim for further development to verify the veteran's stressor events and obtain a medical opinion regarding the relationship between any verified in-service stressors and the claimed psychiatric disorders.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected anxiety disorder is being remanded to the RO for additional development and consideration.

The Board remands the case for a comprehensive cardiology and psychiatric examination to determine the current state of the veteran's heart and anxiety disorder, respectively.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include GAD and PTSD, was remanded for further development.

The appeal is remanded to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction for additional development, including a new examination to determine the current state of the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded for further development, including a new medical examination.

The veteran's low back disorder and anxiety and dysthymic disorders are related to conditions identified in service, granting service connection for both.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder and denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent from February 16, 2005, to May 29, 2007, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent from May 29, 2007, for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for general anxiety disorder as it was not etiologically related to service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected generalized anxiety was remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hyperacusis, major depression, and anxiety as they were not shown to be caused or aggravated by the veteran's service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the issues of an increased rating for post-operative residuals of a right inguinal hernia and service connection for an anxiety disorder for further procedural and evidentiary development.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder.