Anxiety decisions — 2018

The Board denied service connection for GERD and major depression, recurrent, with anxiety features as the evidence did not establish a nexus to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

The Veteran's seizure disorder, anxiety disorders, tinnitus, and headaches are granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected TBI.,Service connection for PTSD is granted based on credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service personnel records and VA treatment records. The Veteran needs a psychiatric examination to determine if he has any current acquired psychiatric disorders, with particular attention to whether PTSD is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and records, particularly regarding PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder is remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a visual field disability is remanded.,The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, residuals of TBI with dizziness and seizure disorder (also claimed as insomnia), and headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted. However, the claims for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders were denied as there is no evidence of a credible in-service stressor for PTSD and the diagnoses are linked to alcohol dependence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's reported experiences in service and her current psychiatric disabilities are related, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues regarding service connection for post-concussive syndrome/TBI, headaches, anxiety disorder with insomnia, and lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety. The claim for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder and Seizure Disorder, Grand Mal Type render him unemployable, allowing for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. The case will be reviewed again with a VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities due to incomplete records. The claims will be reconsidered after all available records are obtained.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, mood lability, grandiosity, impulsivity, mania, isolation, and panic attacks, was found to have started during his active service. The Board granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar strain, right knee condition, dizziness, left knee condition, sleep apnea, heart condition, gastrointestinal disorder, CFS, left elbow condition, anxiety disorder, and headaches have been granted.,Service connection is established for a right knee disability, sleep apnea (as a respiratory condition), and anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent from November 1, 2010 to September 4, 2014 for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew her claim at a prehearing conference.

The Board has ordered the Veteran to be examined by a different examiner and requested an opinion on whether his diagnosed conditions are related to his military service or any in-service event, including witnessed enemy killings at the perimeter, subduing fellow service members, encountering snakes, and experiencing a military sexual trauma.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.