Anxiety decisions — 2013

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of her employment status.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing at the RO due to the Veteran's request.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Board videoconference hearing. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety disorder and MDD, remains on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination and adding all subsequent treatment records from the Minneapolis VAMC.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the evidence and the need for a current VA psychiatric evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since November 21, 1997, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board finds that the Veteran's diagnosed anxiety disorder is not related to his active service and therefore denies his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for anxiety disorder was denied, and his TDIU claim was also denied as there is no evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder that is attributable to his active military service, and the psychiatric disorder was not caused or made worse by service-connected prostate cancer or its residuals.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment reaction, PTSD, depression, and anxiety, has been rated at 50 percent since May 14, 2013. This rating is in line with the current level of disability as determined by a VA examination conducted on May 2013.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a request for a hearing. The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and PTSD are currently on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with major depressive disorder with psychotic features, generalized anxiety disorder, and impotence was granted. The condition is considered to have manifested at the time of his June 1982 claim.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the Veteran's psychiatric diagnoses and determine if they are related to his service. The Veteran also needs up-to-date VA treatment records, including a copy of Dr. Morales' letter regarding sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, conduct a new VA examination for his anxiety disorder, and determine if he is unemployable due to his service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and for a VA examination to determine if he needs aid and attendance due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to a service-connected left foot disability. The appeal is unclear on the basis of service connection.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not shown to be related to his military service and is not considered secondary to any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a cardiovascular disability and found new and material evidence to support reopening. The Veteran's current heart disability is related to his service-connected cold injury residuals, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically panic disorder with depression (excluding PTSD and bipolar disorder), is now moot as the appellant has died.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, with one disability rated at 60 percent (PTSD) and combined rating of 70 percent. The Board finds that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities alone.