Anxiety decisions — 2016

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his anxiety disorder. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the disability rating claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. T.W.S., scheduling a VA examination for his bilateral hearing loss, and providing him with an opportunity to respond to the supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the diagnoses and etiologies of his claimed bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and acquired psychiatric disability. The claim will also be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and TBI, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to an in-service assault. The Veteran's other claims have been withdrawn.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining clarification of the Veteran's service dates and obtaining a new VA opinion regarding the etiology of her psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was granted, with the effective date set at March 19, 2004, which is the day after his separation from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability, diagnosed as DJD, was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service. The VA examiner found no nexus between the current right shoulder condition and the service-connected gunshot wound to the neck. The Veteran's anxiety disorder with PTSD features is currently rated at 30%.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a new VA examination. The issues of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for migraines headaches and entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to service-connected status post excision of basal cell carcinoma of the left cheek, are pending.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a psychiatric disability, including major depression with panic attacks. The Board has determined that the case must be remanded due to incomplete development and need for further examination.

The Board found that the evidence does not establish an in-service event, injury, or disease relating her current acquired psychiatric disorder, peptic ulcer disease, peri-rectal ulcerations, degenerative arthritis, low back disability, and bilateral hearing loss to either of her periods of ACDUTRA. As such, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and providing a VA social and industrial survey.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood is related to his military service, including incidents of mistreatment during basic training. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed mental health disability is not related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability and found that new evidence supports this reopening. The Board also determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his combat experiences in Vietnam, leading to a grant of service connection.

The Board found that the severance of service connection for anxiety was improper and restored it. The issue of service connection for bipolar disorder as secondary to a service-connected disability is pending, with an unclear status.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety and depressive disorder, sleep apnea, thyroid condition, sinusitis, and a foot condition related to a cold injury. The appeals are based on new evidence received since the previous denial.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression, is being remanded due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA examination opinions. The case will be returned to the Board for additional development.