Anxiety decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verifying the in-service stressor and determining if his current psychiatric conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if his left ear hearing loss and anxiety are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety reaction in June 27, 1977. The Veteran's motion to revise this decision on grounds of clear and unmistakable error was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder and depression, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and anxiety, as it fails to provide verifiable in-service stressors or continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder has been manifested by occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms that decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the anxiety disorder is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is related to his military service, and thus granted service connection for this condition. The Board also found no evidence linking the Veteran's chronic back disorder (including arthritis) to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and a compensable rating for her left knee disability, concluding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA evaluation to determine the etiological relationship between the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and his congestive heart failure. The effective date of improved death pension benefits is also being reviewed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing at the Phoenix RO.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disability, manifested by anxiety and PTSD symptoms, is causally related to service. The presumption of soundness is not rebutted with regard to this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and additional evidence collection related to the Veteran's claimed stressors. The Veteran is also provided an opportunity to submit additional evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and anxiety disorder had their onset during service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for GAD and open angle glaucoma of the bilateral eyes have been denied. The evidence does not support a higher rating for either condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess his current level of disability due to adjustment disorder with anxiety.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety and depression is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a nexus opinion.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 1, 2005 and a higher initial evaluation for anxiety disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claim.

The Board has determined, based on the medical and satisfactory lay evidence, that the Veteran's current anxiety disorder was incurred during her active service. Therefore, service connection for anxiety disorder is granted.

The Board has determined that the appellant's dysthymic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are related to his military service, including a back injury he sustained in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, are not related to his active military service and have denied his claim for service connection.