Anxiety decisions — 2013

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service sexual assaults and her current PTSD diagnosis. The Veteran will be provided with notice about corroborating evidence, and a VA examination will be scheduled to determine if her PTSD is related to her claimed stressors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of his military personnel records.

The Board has remanded the case for the VA Compensation and Pension Service to determine whether an extraschedular evaluation is warranted based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's claim remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and issuance of an SOC.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service disease or injury and insufficient medical nexus to link his current anxiety disorder to military service.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1975 rating decision regarding tinnitus, as well as in denying service connection for defective hearing in the left ear. The Veteran's anxiety disorder is deemed to be related to his service-connected tinnitus.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on employment.

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

The Board finds that the Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to service and grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence of the occurrence of an in-service stressor event that resulted in PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and a total disability rating are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting further examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain VA treatment records and schedule him for a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected anxiety disorder, including its impact on employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychotic disorder, major depression, and generalized anxiety disorder is being remanded due to the need to obtain missing mental health treatment records from the Shreveport VA Medical Center.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The case has been remanded for additional development and consideration.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a Social and Industrial Survey to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and narrowing the time period of alleged stressor events.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records from SSA and VA healthcare systems.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder. The decision concluded that his current diagnoses are not related to his military service.