Anxiety decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, schizoaffective disorder, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, and personality disorder, are being evaluated.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, anxiety disorder/PTSD/memory loss, and residuals of a burn injury to the left eye as there is no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a VA examination. The claim will be readjudicated after these actions are completed.

The Board found no evidence of a service connection for the veteran's low back disorder or depression and/or anxiety, as these conditions are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia with anxiety reaction.

The veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting moderate symptoms and impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, that is related to his military service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder due to disease or injury incurred in service. The claim is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or related to his service-connected conditions, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's PTSD and acquired psychiatric disability are not service-connected, as they were caused by a sexual assault after active service rather than the stress fracture in service. The rating for her right hip disabilities remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran meets the criteria for PTSD and whether any current psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as secondary to generalized anxiety disorder, finding no evidence linking the condition to service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected chronic anxiety disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for General Anxiety Disorder.

The VA has granted an initial non-compensable evaluation for the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, which is currently controlled by continuous medication.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain medical records and provide Dingess/Hartman notice. The claims for service connection are pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and will remand the case for such development.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claim, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected general anxiety disorder.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of a separate service connection rating for an adjustment disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities have been denied. The RO found that the earliest date entitlement arose was August 30, 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no current diagnoses or evidence of the claimed conditions.