Anxiety decisions — 2014

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hepatitis C are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus had onset during service and the Board has determined that it was incurred in service. The hearing loss disability is not currently diagnosed, but may be related to noise exposure during service. The psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with anxiety) is found to have been present during service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the Veteran's psychiatric disability and generalized lipomas.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder. The issues of PTSD, anxiety, and depression are still pending as the claim is not about service connection at all.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder can be decided.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC for further evaluation and readjudication of his service-connected disability ratings.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors and his acquired psychiatric disability was not manifested during service or for several years thereafter, nor is it otherwise causally related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder) and bilateral knee arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current depressive and anxiety disorders are related to his period of active service, with a preponderance of evidence supporting this conclusion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address his claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

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

The Veteran's claims for vertigo and anxiety disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for anxiety disorder NOS and depressive disorder NOS is not currently under consideration.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression, psychotic disorder, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected psychoneurotic anxiety reaction and depression with psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on the issues of exposure to chemicals and respiratory disorder, claimed as asthma, sinus, shortness of breath, cough, including as due to herbicide and asbestos exposure. The remaining claims are pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressor events. A VA psychiatric examination will be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder found to be present.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine if he has PTSD related to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include depression, adjustment disorder, anxiety, and PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining VA medical examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, insomnia, and diabetes mellitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining medical opinions on the nature of her psychiatric disorders and their relationship to service.