Anxiety decisions — 2014

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified is due to disease or injury incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal was granted, with service connection for anxiety disorder assigned a 30 percent rating effective September 17, 2010. The Veteran requested an even higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to his military service, and thus granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a depressive disorder with nervousness, is related to his initial period of military service. The claim for increased ratings for other conditions remains pending.

The Board has vacated the previous decision and is granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, and left knee DJD as secondary to a service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of service connection for systemic arthritis/psoriatic arthritis, stress fracture of the right foot, stress fracture of the left foot, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and depression), and impotence. As a result, these claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is being remanded due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for further examination. The examiner will determine if PTSD is related to service, as well as assess other diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his attorney, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, currently diagnosed as anxiety disorder with major depression, was incurred in active service and the Board finds that it is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy affecting either upper extremity, arteriosclerotic heart disease, or kidney disorder. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Veteran seeks a TDIU due to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder. The Board has determined that further development of the record is necessary to determine whether he is unemployable as a result of this disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, is being remanded due to the need for additional development including verification of all periods of active service, obtaining VA treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying in-service stressors. A psychiatric examination will also be scheduled to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for vision disorder, hepatitis, heart disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral foot disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty or any period of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA records and scheduling a new VA psychiatric examination to assess the current level of impairment from anxiety disorder and whether it results in unemployability.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to evaluate whether the Veteran has a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The examiner should provide opinions on whether any current psychiatric disability is related to service and if alcoholism is related to a psychiatric disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and finds that his anxiety disorder, NOS, is etiologically related to active service.

The Veteran's anxiety, depression, and insomnia were incurred during active duty for training and are related to her service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder and bipolar mood disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service. The other issues of PTSD, skin disability, and flat feet remain on appeal.