Anxiety decisions — 2017

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is associated with anxiety and depression, which are considered together under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder, anxiety disorder, and depression as separate diagnoses from his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder) due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's active service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability(ies) and abnormal leg movement disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right shoulder rotator cuff strain and associated conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of June 2, 2009. Effective July 1, 2011, the Veteran was granted TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 23, 1991 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied. The Board finds no basis upon which the grant of TDIU would be warranted at this time.

The Board found that the Veteran's right testicle disorder and acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, were not incurred in or related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an inadequate VA examination and failure to consider the appellant's statements about fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of whether his employment qualifies as a protected work environment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depressive disorder, is not related to service or a service-connected disability.,The Veteran has a current back disability, to include degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, but it did not become manifest within one year after service separation.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to obtaining disability retirement records from USPS and further medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a disability for which service connection is sought. As such, no service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and schizophrenia, as well as constipation, GERD, sleep apnea, and CAD. The rating assigned is 100% for the seizure disability from October 6, 2014 onwards.

The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable due to a single disability alone, and he is already rated at 100% disabling.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for anxiety disorder from June 12, 2008 and found that the Veteran was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected anxiety disorder. The effective date of this decision is not specified.

The Board found that the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric conditions, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, and depression, were not incurred in or related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, and therefore cannot establish service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development, including obtaining treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further development is required.

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