Anxiety decisions — 2013

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, is found to be related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disability and there is no evidence linking his claimed conditions to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, characterized as anxiety, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's depressive disorder and anxiety are found to be a part of his service-connected PTSD, and he is granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to October 29, 2002 for the grant of service connection for depression with anxiety is dismissed due to finality.

The Veteran's appeal to receive special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to April 29, 2002 for service connection and a separate compensable evaluation for cognitive impairment. The Veteran's anxiety disorder with cognitive impairment was rated at 50% since April 29, 2002.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, cognitive disorder and mood disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims file.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depression, general anxiety disorder, and depression NOS, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 22, 1995 for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder was granted. The effective date is set at January 14, 1982, which is when the Veteran filed a request to reopen his claim.

The Board found that there is no diagnosed condition of PTSD during the appeal period and thus denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, is granted. The decision is based on new and material evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including consideration of recent VA outpatient treatment records and adjudication of the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a supplemental examination to address the relationship between his service-connected PTSD and his migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety attacks, is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating her claims for service connection for PTSD and anxiety and insomnia. The claim is being reopened.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and a comprehensive VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and atypical anxiety disorder, is related to his service due to a stressor involving an attack by police dogs during active duty.

The Veteran's anxiety reaction with headaches is rated at 50 percent effective from October 3, 2007.