Anxiety decisions — 2008

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for anxiety disorder and depressive disorder. The remaining claims were denied as there is no evidence of a causal link between the claimed conditions and service, or that they are due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for arterial hypertension as it was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to, or aggravated by, the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board also found that a compensable evaluation for anxiety disorder was not warranted.

The Board granted service connection for chronic tinnitus, finding that it was likely related to the veteran's wartime noise exposure.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a back disorder, asthma, and psychiatric disorder to the RO for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with OCD, finding that it was not related to his period of active military service or to his service-connected hypertension.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disability and reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for depression, but denied other claims including those for migraine headaches, hip disability, muscle disability, anxiety, degenerative bone growths, increased ratings for knee disabilities, and eligibility for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile and/or adaptive equipment.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or establish a link between his current disabilities and military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for further development and readjudication.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an examination regarding COPD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records from private psychiatrists and affording the veteran a new examination. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a Travel Board hearing request. The appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for anxiety, depression and PTSD is currently under review.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total rating based upon individual unemployability.

The veteran's initial rating for anxiety neurosis and PTSD was denied as the criteria for higher ratings were not met, and an earlier effective date for TDIU was also denied.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for anxiety and a low back disability to the RO for further development. The veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disability was denied.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's service and his current psychiatric disorders, including psychotic disorder, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder. The claim was denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for anxiety/depression, which he claims was caused by a collision and subsequent fire aboard the U.S.S. Belknap during his military service. The case has been remanded due to the need for another VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation and earlier effective dates for PTSD and anxiety reaction, finding that no earlier effective date was warranted due to lack of evidence showing disability within one year prior to July 25, 2001.

The Board finds that the veteran has a current diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 50 percent.