Anxiety decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's PTSD with depression and anxiety are related to service, including his allegations of handling personal effects of deceased soldiers and moving caskets. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to uncertainty about the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including whether it is related to service stressors or pre-existing conditions. The decision also notes that efforts should be made to obtain any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board is remanding the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for a medical opinion regarding whether the service-connected anxiety disorder caused or aggravated the heart condition that led to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including depression and anxiety, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if he has any current or past diagnoses of an acquired psychiatric disorder. The examiner must also provide opinions on whether his conditions are related to service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and insomnia, are found to be attributable to service, specifically the in-service sexual assault. The claim is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of anxiety disorder with depressive features from October 25, 2004 to October 8, 2015 was denied as the evidence did not show that his disability had worsened beyond what is already rated.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a mental disorder claimed as anxiety disorder, chronic adjustment disorder, depression and sleep disturbance. The decision is subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability has been reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to possibly include PTSD, depression, anxiety) remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU are being remanded due to procedural issues, specifically the need for a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) regarding his adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, and a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, is rated at 50 percent effective March 11, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous evaluation of his anxiety disorder and additional VA treatment records. The TDIU issue remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety neurosis), a left arm disorder, and a right leg disorder have been granted. The claim for diabetes mellitus, type II remains denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression with anxiety, ADD, and PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST), was not caused or aggravated by a disease or injury in active service. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a connection between the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities and his service.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depressive disorders, is being remanded due to the need for additional development. The issue of reopening a PTSD claim remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD with anxiety disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional medical records.

The Board found that the Veteran's respiratory disorder was not present during active military service or to a compensable degree within one year of separation, and is not etiologically related to any incident of service. The claim for respiratory disorder has been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD due to a military sexual assault (MTS), anxiety and major depressive disorder. The Veteran's claims of an MST have been corroborated by multiple VA providers who accepted her reports as credible.