Anxiety decisions — 2009

The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for anxiety and depression.

The Board finds that service connection for a mood disorder and anxiety disorder is warranted based on the evidence showing that these conditions are related to service.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, claimed as depression, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.

The appeal is remanded for further development and readjudication due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, a genitourinary disorder, residuals of gunpowder burns of the eyes, a left eye scar, conjunctivitis, and bilateral pterygia.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with depressive and paranoid features is totally disabling, warranting a 100 percent rating. The claim for TDIU was denied as the service-connected disability already warrants a total schedular rating.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, maxillary sinusitis, and a deviated nasal septum as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that led to the current disabilities.

The appellant's anxiety disorder is not shown to be more than 30 percent disabling, and the evidence does not support a higher initial evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, headaches due to head trauma, and a chipped tooth due to dental trauma as there was no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic headache disorder, or dental condition resulting from combat wounds or other trauma during active military service.

The veteran's initial evaluation for panic disorder with agoraphobia and generalized anxiety was denied as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with depressed mood and anxiety.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, including depressive neurosis with anxiety features in remission, is not manifested by more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal).

The Board granted service connection for an anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for hypertension, a skin disability, and malaria.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD, based on the evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The veteran's in-service head injury has resulted in headaches, cognitive impairment, anxiety and difficulty sleeping. The current 30 percent disability rating is warranted for headaches due to brain trauma, but a higher rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, mainly his back disability, have caused the need for regular aid and attendance of another person.

The veteran was granted a 50 percent evaluation for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood prior to July 13, 2005.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood secondary to chronic pain and physical disability has been rated at 50 percent, as it demonstrates occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the previous denials was not new and material, thus denying the claims to reopen for service connection of bronchial asthma, generalized anxiety disorder, and a back condition.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if there is at least a 50 percent probability or greater that the Veteran's anxiety disorder can be attributed to his military service, especially his diagnosis and treatment for hepatitis A in service.