Anxiety decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claim for benefits related to birth defects and stillborn births of his children, claimed as due to herbicide agent exposure, is denied. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder with anxiety) and cysts and residuals of the removal of cysts.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder of unspecified anxiety disorder is granted as secondary to the service-connected right eye disorders. The effective date for the increased disability rating of 70 percent for right eye enucleation with left eye glaucoma is set at December 27, 2016.

The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, residuals of a laceration and injury to the head, and migraines. The remaining claims will be adjudicated after these are resolved.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information on whether the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, are related to his service. The Veteran was diagnosed with depressive disorder and anxiety disorder during VA treatment.

The Veteran's claim for a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) is being remanded due to the addition of new evidence and the need to issue an SSOC.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks, and agoraphobia is granted. The left foot disorder claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is being remanded due to the need to review additional evidence. The timeliness of his substantive appeal (VA Form 9) in response to the January 2017 Statement of the Case is also under consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The examiner is required to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are related to service and whether PTSD is caused by a claimed in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be further evaluated with additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lower back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide the Veteran with appropriate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for mefloquine toxicity exposure as there is no current disability linked to the Veteran's use of Mefloquine.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability, other than his service-connected depression, is related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion and the need for clarification on whether the Veteran had a diagnosis of anxiety at any time during the appeal period, and if so, whether it was aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss and an unspecified anxiety disorder claimed as PTSD have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder NOS and depressive disorder NOS. The Veteran's claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus remain denied.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were dismissed. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, was reopened due to new evidence provided since the last denial in 2009.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety) due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The case is remanded for further development and a new VA examination.