Anxiety decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for benign essential tremor and a nervous disorder/anxiety, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or related to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's current anxiety and depression were not incurred during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder as secondary to service-connected seizure disorder, but denied service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected seizure disorder.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, or anxiety, and diabetes mellitus with secondary conditions was dismissed due to the veteran withdrawing his appeal of the issue of service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder, NOS) causes occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The rating assigned is 30 percent.

The Board found that anxiety disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied the claim.

The veteran's combined rating for his service-connected conditions is 60%, which does not meet the criteria for a TDIU based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service connection claim for poly-substance dependence was denied. The appeal regarding his anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS), with depressive features and claustrophobia is partially granted, but the initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent beginning March 28, 2007, remains denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD with a generalized anxiety disorder is service-connected, as it was incurred during his active military service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a statement of the case on earlier effective dates and potential need for new VA examination.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), finding that his disability only warrants a 50 percent evaluation based on occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, osteoarthritis of the left ankle, heart disorder, cellulitis of the left foot, and anxiety reaction due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, major depressive disorder, or anxiety disorder as a result of service. The preponderance of evidence shows these conditions are related to his post-service medical history and other non-service-related factors.

The veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his anxiety disorder was granted, and he is currently rated at 50 percent disabling effective November 13, 2003. The Board found that the evidence supported an increased rating from this date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder, was incurred in active military service.

The Board found that the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and/or mood disorders, was not incurred in or aggravated during service. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder and depressive disorder are related to his service, but he does not have PTSD.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected social anxiety disorder does not warrant an increased rating, as it is currently evaluated at 30 percent.

The Board denied reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses due to the veteran's service-connected schizoaffective disorder and because her condition was not an emergency requiring immediate treatment.