Anxiety decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his combat service in Vietnam and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to assess the severity of his anxiety disorder. The case will be returned to the Board after these actions are completed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and alcoholism, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of records.

The Veteran seeks to have her adult son, T.A.M., recognized as permanently incapable of self-support due to various mental disabilities. The Board has decided that further development is needed, including a VA mental health examination and obtaining SSI records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than anxiety disorder, which was previously evaluated as PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD with Generalized Anxiety Disorder is due to service and grants service connection for these conditions. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. The TDIU issue is remanded as the combined ratings do not meet criteria under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder and anxiety, is related to service. The Veteran's lumbosacral strain-myositis is found to aggravate his depression.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied. The decision is mixed as some issues are granted and others are not.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and anxiety, secondary to his service-connected cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease is being remanded due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether his current psychiatric disorder is caused or aggravated by his spine disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and anxiety and depression, as secondary to service-connected ulcerative colitis. The evidence does not support a finding of continuity of symptoms since service separation.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection, and his PTSD with depression and anxiety disability rating is maintained at 30%. The TDIU claim remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a comprehensive VA examination by a neuropsychiatrist to evaluate the severity of his service-connected essential tremor and anxiety disorder. The examiner should provide information on functional impairment due to these conditions and indicate whether employment would be possible.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, requesting mental health treatment records from service, and scheduling a VA examination by a psychiatrist to determine if any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder is related to active service.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a psychiatric disability related to service or a service-connected condition, and thus denies his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran is also advised that multiple distinct degrees of disability may result in different levels of compensation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure of the RO to provide proper notice for a scheduled hearing and because his new representative has not had an opportunity to review the claims file.

The Veteran's GAD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and other conditions. The appeal also includes a claim for a temporary total evaluation based on hospitalization for her psychiatric disabilities. Further development of the record is needed to address these claims.