Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and consideration, including obtaining medical records, conducting examinations, and addressing service connection issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension, lower back disorder, TBI residuals, migraine headaches, PTSD, and acquired psychiatric condition to include anxiety and depression are not related to service. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for deep acne vulgaris with disfigurement was granted. The claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, perennial allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis were remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded it for further development and examination. The Board also remanded the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for entitlement to service connection for a left knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to assess the etiology of the Veteran's mental health disorders, including PTSD. The examiner must consider whether any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to active service, specifically any MST stressor.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depressive disorders, is related to his service in Vietnam. The Board finds that the probative evidence of record is at least in equipoise on the factors of service incurrence and nexus, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, but the Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (specifically generalized anxiety disorder).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders, as well as the claim of a disability rating greater than 30 percent for anxiety disorder. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and right eye disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, are remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including type II diabetes mellitus and psychiatric disorders, were denied as the evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service or exposure to environmental toxins at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, is denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the VA examiner found no nexus between the current anxiety condition and service.

The Veteran's depression and social anxiety disorders are rated at 70 percent effective November 20, 2012. The Board found that the earliest date on which it is factually ascertainable that her disability had worsened was November 20, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his knee disabilities and adjustment disorder, as well as his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a lack of pertinent treatment records in the file.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further medical examinations. The issues include PTSD, migraine headaches, eye conditions, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to potential deficiencies in the previous VA examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are believed to be related to exposure during active duty.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for bilateral hearing loss, effective dates prior to July 9, 2012, for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues have been remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and OSA have been reopened, but the claims for back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension remain denied.,Service connection has been granted for depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.