Anxiety decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and service personnel records. The Veteran must be afforded a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he has any acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and whether his diagnosed PTSD is related to active service.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and has not been diagnosed with an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The claim is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety disorder has resulted in reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability rating. The effective date for the TDIU is set at April 1, 2005.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The appeal is currently remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and reopened the claim of service connection for a bilateral foot condition. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records, schedule the Veteran for a VA examination, and determine if the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder is a congenital defect or disease.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and alcohol abuse, was denied as the preponderance of evidence does not support a link to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety is being remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development.

The appellant has withdrawn all issues related to the appeal, including those regarding service connection for PTSD and anxiety, evaluations of shoulder conditions, major depressive disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder, depression, and PTSD, did not begin during or as a result of his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service sexual trauma.

The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder NOS and anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions did not have their onset in service or are related to his active duty.

The Veteran's depression and anxiety were incurred in service, as evidenced by treatment during and after active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to include obtaining VA treatment records, Social Security Administration records, and a psychiatric examination. The examiner will provide opinions on the nature of his current psychiatric disorders, their relationship to service, and whether they are aggravated by his service-connected myocardial infarction.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired mental disorders did not have their onset in active service and are not otherwise causally related to active service. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, secondary to his service-connected low back disability was denied. His claim for a higher evaluation for the same condition also failed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized by anxiety and depression with occasional bowel incontinence, has been productive of total occupational and social impairment for the period on appeal. As a result, he is entitled to a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to an in-service traumatic event.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, based on new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development and examination.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as a developmental disability. The evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the issues of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hand pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left knee disability, lumbago (back disability), generalized anxiety disorder, pes planus of the right foot, and fatigue. The claims will be reviewed based on the evidence provided.