Anxiety decisions — 2018

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The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder does not render him unemployable, and therefore his claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, specifically PTSD. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if he has any current psychiatric disability and whether it is related to his military service.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, claimed as PTSD, has not resulted in more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to service-connected disabilities, needs further review and additional evidence is required.

The Veteran is found competent to manage his VA benefits and financial affairs, including handling his own funds without limitation. The appeal is granted.

Your service connection for a psychiatric disability has already been granted, so this appeal is dismissed.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety/stress-related depression (also claimed as major depression/any acquired psychiatric condition) due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of various psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, is remanded due to the need for further development and examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for further medical evaluation and opinion regarding his diagnoses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for back, neck, left leg drop, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD. A VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service, including military sexual trauma.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and depression) is denied.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently diagnosed, and the Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if it is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting diagnoses of PTSD and lack of a nexus between current psychiatric conditions and service. The Veteran's lay statements, private and VA treatment records, and additional anxiety disorder diagnosis are considered.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is rated at 50 percent, the maximum rating available. The appeal for higher ratings on other conditions remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are all denied. The current ratings for bilateral hearing loss, left lower extremity cold injury residuals, right lower extremity cold injury residuals, and anxiety disorder NOS are found to be appropriate.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed. The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for dysthymic disorder with anxiety disorder and granted entitlement to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's CAD and anxiety disorder with PTSD symptoms have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment, resulting in a grant of TDIU.