Anxiety decisions — 2018

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with trauma related stress features is granted as service connected.,There is no evidence of a current skin disability, and the claim for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder) because the submitted evidence did not relate to any unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

Your claims for service connection and increased rating have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, panic disorder without agoraphobia, and depression with mild TBI were granted a 100% schedular rating effective November 29, 2017.,A total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected anxiety disorder, panic disorder without agoraphobia, and depression with mild TBI was granted from October 29, 2009, up to May 3, 2013.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, tinnitus, and PTSD were denied. The rating for prostate cancer residuals remains at 40 percent.,PTSD and chronic adjustment disorder with mixed depressed mood and anxiety received a new effective date of December 2, 2014.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, manifested by stress and anxiety attacks. The evidence shows that she suffered from anxiety during her military service and continues to experience symptoms related to this condition post-service. Service connection is granted based on continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Depressive Disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and depressive disorder are granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and depressive disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to his service-connected sinusitis. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety and PTSD, due to service-connected sinusitis is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic right trapezius strain with neck pain is being remanded.,His claim for service connection for MDD prior to May 8, 2012 is denied as there was no pending or otherwise unadjudicated claim at that time.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, is reopened. The case is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to address whether her psychiatric conditions are related to stressors in service, specifically sexual harassment, as well as her bilateral knee disability.

The Veteran's claim to reopen entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. The evidence submitted was found to be cumulative or redundant of previous records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was reopened and granted. The evidence presented raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting diagnoses and unclear symptomatology, requiring a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any PTSD, anxiety disorder, and/or adjustment disorder.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for all the listed issues, and the Board has dismissed them.

Service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is granted, while service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is denied.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if there were any periods of active duty service for training or military purposes that occurred between December 1982 and June 1998, as these could affect the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for other specified depressive disorder with other specified anxiety disorder was denied as the symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.,Service connection for renal insufficiency was denied because there is no evidence of current renal dysfunction and the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of renal insufficiency.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and alcohol use is rated at 30 percent prior to March 30, 2017, and at 50 percent thereafter. The appeal for higher ratings remains pending.