Anxiety decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if any of the Veteran's alleged stressor events are corroborated and to seek psychiatric evaluations to determine if he has a current psychiatric disability that is related to his service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only due to her ability to walk with a cane, drive, and use assistive devices.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, which includes PTSD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety attacks, is rated at 50 percent. The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to dress, undress himself, keep himself clean or attend to the wants of nature. The Board finds that he does not require regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a verified in-service stressor or nexus to service.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction with anxiety has been productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity during the entire period on appeal, warranting a disability evaluation of 50 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current psychiatric disorders did not manifest during or as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, concluding that there was no evidence linking a service-connected disability to his death.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disability is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for further development and examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner regarding his need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected anxiety state and bilateral fungal infection of the feet.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD with depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder due to insufficient evidence of service connection, including a lack of corroborated stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to various issues, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining updated medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) and hepatitis C is being considered.

The Veteran's only service-connected disability is PTSD with depression, alcohol abuse, panic disorder, and anxiety. The VA determined that the Veteran does not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his ability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disability, diagnosed as anxiety disorder, is not related to his service or any in-service stressors. Therefore, service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder cannot be established.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of service records verifying the Veteran's report of bailing out of an aircraft during combat, and further development is needed to determine if this stressor is sufficient for PTSD diagnosis or related to any other established psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for her service-connected dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder and general anxiety disorder was denied. The current evaluation is 50 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and somatoform disorder, are related to his military service. The claim for service connection is granted.