Anxiety decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to assess any current headache disorder. The claims will be readjudicated after all evidence is considered.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of her psychiatric conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to obtain additional records from Social Security Administration and request an addendum opinion by the VA examiner.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence supporting her claims.

The Board has determined that the earliest assignable effective date for a 50% rating for anxiety disorder is April 1, 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder NOS or anxiety disorder NOS, was not incurred as a result of service. The RO denied service connection for flat feet, right knee, and left knee disabilities in 2007, but new and material evidence has been received to reopen these claims. The Veteran's tinnitus is already assigned the highest schedular rating.

The Board has determined that service connection is warranted for PTSD. As a result, the Veteran's claims for headaches, chest pain, and gastrointestinal disability secondary to his PTSD are also granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for neck pain and back pain is pending. The Board has also reopened her claim for a psychiatric condition, including adjustment disorder, but the merits of this issue are not yet addressed due to ongoing development needs.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is likely to have had its onset during his period of active duty service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is causally or etiologically related to active service. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for anxiety and depression, which he claims developed during his military service. The Board has ordered remand to obtain additional medical records and determine if further examination is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension, as well as his TDIU claim, have been granted. The temporary total evaluation for colon surgery was denied.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for a higher rating for his service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder and restoration of TDIU. The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims can be adjudicated.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and status-post fracture traumatic arthritis of the left second metacarpal, ulnar nerve entrapment, and peripheral neuropathy of the left hand. The diagnoses are considered to be directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for a TDIU, and the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of a decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the January 10, 2003, decision. The Veteran's claims were not supported by clearly specific allegations of fact or law.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression with gastrointestinal symptoms, is currently rated at 70 percent disabling since April 9, 2014. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for this period.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The case has been remanded to determine whether the Veteran's in-service motor vehicle accident occurred in the line of duty or was due to willful misconduct and to schedule a VA examination to assess the current status of his acquired psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's discharge from service was due to a service-connected disability (paranoid schizophrenia with major depression and anxiety disorder), meeting the criteria for basic eligibility for VA home loan benefits.