Anxiety decisions — 2012

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and adjudication of his claims, including obtaining additional medical records and providing VCAA-compliant notice.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders, including depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, are related to his active duty military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a valid claim for service connection of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence does not support a finding that he served in Korea or experienced an in-service stressor sufficient to meet the criteria for PTSD under 38 C.F.R. § 4.125(a).

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but denied them on the merits.

The Veteran's current psychiatric disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed PTSD is not related to his service, and he has other diagnosed psychiatric conditions. The claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran seeks service connection for various psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The case is being remanded to obtain unit history and misconduct reports from Parris Island.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a medical examination to determine the nature and etiology of any hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's schizophrenia, PTSD, and anxiety disorder NOS were not incurred or aggravated by service. The claims for PTSD and anxiety disorder NOS were denied as there was no verified in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected General Anxiety Disorder and whether he is unemployable due to his disabilities.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including anal fissures, pancreatitis, and Cushing's syndrome, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities or active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and dysthymia is currently rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for new VA examinations to assess her current level of severity for migraine headaches, right ovarian cyst, urethral cyst, and service-connected psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for obtaining outstanding VA treatment records, including those from the Vet Center. The case will be readjudicated after all relevant evidence has been considered.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to insufficient reasoning in the previous Board decision and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by her active military service.

The Board finds by a clear preponderance of the evidence that service connection for a back disability is not warranted. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD includes all acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. However, there is no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, effective from December 18, 2009. The skin disorder claim remains pending as service connection has not been granted.