Anxiety decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and further development of the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, are determined to be related to his military service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death and no one has sought substitution.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is related to service-connected disabilities or other factors.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

The Veteran's case is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder, anxiety, depression, dysthymia, and posttraumatic stress disorder, remains on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a new VA examination. The issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for anxiety disorder, entitlement to a compensable initial rating for laryngeal malignancy, right vocal cord, and entitlement to a total rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are addressed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current heart condition, psychiatric conditions, hernias, neck pain, bone spurs, and joint pain are not related to service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety. The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional development of his Reserve service records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims have been granted and initial ratings assigned for various conditions, with the exception of headaches with dizziness which are currently at their maximum schedular rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are service-connected due to exposure to military sexual trauma in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headache disorder and psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, were not incurred or aggravated during her active service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to consider other diagnosed conditions and ensure all relevant evidence has been obtained.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder, PTSD due to military sexual trauma, and anxiety disorder, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting the claimed incidents of military sexual trauma or a causal relationship between any diagnosed conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran meets the percentage requirements for TDIU due to one service-connected disability rated at 60 percent or more, and his cognitive disorder has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional information from the Veteran regarding his in-service stressors and providing a VA examination to determine the etiology of any current psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities and their relationship to service.