Anxiety decisions — 2017

The Board finds that the Veteran's anxiety disorder with insomnia is related to his active service and grants entitlement to service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and examination, as there are inconsistencies in the service records regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and diagnoses.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a TBI, including post-concussion syndrome, anxiety and depression, were incurred in or otherwise resulted from military service. As such, service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of mental health treatment records from April 2007 forward. The Veteran is seeking an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to an inadequate VA examination used in the previous decision.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient competent medical evidence to decide his claim.

The Board finds that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran currently has a depressive disorder, to include symptoms of anxiety, secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the case can be fully adjudicated. This includes obtaining service treatment records, private medical records, and a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, must be remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and that his claimed headaches, anxiety, and tinnitus are not causally related to service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current anxiety disorder is incurred during his active duty service.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his active duty service or caused by his service-connected right knee and/or right ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, arranging for a VA examination by a psychiatrist to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work, and considering all evidence in adjudicating the claim.

The Veteran is found unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus. The combined rating of these conditions meets the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD, for accrued benefits purposes. The Veteran's death was used to reopen his previously denied claims, but the new evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, is related to his military service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that there are outstanding VA treatment records pertinent to the Veteran's claims and must be obtained. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder and TDIU are inextricably intertwined and thus, both need to be remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and providing a statement of the case regarding his bruxism claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of her claims.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied, but he is currently in receipt of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability characterized by Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic Attacks.