Anxiety decisions — 2017

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining outstanding federal prison records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and a new VA examination. The issues of service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, nightmare disorder, anxiety disorder, and alcohol dependence are on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are at least as likely as not related to service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been rated at 30 percent since April 28, 2011. The VA examiner found that the condition causes occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a skin condition.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities other than GAD has been dismissed because SMC pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) has been granted.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, including PTSD, has been rated at 70 percent since June 2010. The Board finds that the current rating adequately reflects his symptoms and impairment.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as there is no current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including psychosis, non-psychotic depression, and anxiety, was not incurred or aggravated during service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for PTSD to include anxiety and insomnia is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional treatment records.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including verification of claimed stressors and a new examination to clarify the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative disease, which causes shoulder pain, is related to his active duty service. Additionally, the acquired psychiatric disorders (generalized anxiety disorder and adjustment disorder) are found to have been aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of his claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, claimed as secondary to PTSD with anxiety and MDD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an addendum medical opinion to consider other posttraumatic stress disorder stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to address acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent prior to May 16, 2013 and a 100 percent rating has been granted since October 7, 2014.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, and a new VA examination to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety disorder and depression, is related to service.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and depression have been rated at 70 percent disabling, effective August 15, 2017. The Veteran also has a stable rating for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied in May 1979 due to the RO's incorrect application of the law, specifically regarding the use of 'permanently' in determining unemployability. The Board found that the correct facts were not considered and that there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the decision.

The Board finds that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, are not attributable to her active service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.