Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been granted on a presumptive basis. The appeal to reopen the claim and grant an increased rating for left leg peripheral neuropathy, generalized anxiety disorder, and TDIU is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied claims for left wrist condition, right wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition. The claim for a left knee condition is also denied. Service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae was not addressed in the decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of rubella, bilateral hearing loss, anxiety and depression (psychiatric conditions), and vision conditions. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and address the psychiatric condition claim.

The Board has remanded several issues for additional development, including service connection claims and rating determinations. The Veteran's claims are not yet resolved.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and anxiety disorder), bilateral shoulder condition, and bilateral knee condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorders pre-existed her service or were aggravated by it. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, MDD and GAD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and other conditions like Major Depression, Anxiety Disorder, and Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, are granted as service-connected. Service connection for tachycardia (heart palpitations) is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease with compression deformity was denied. The appeal to reopen service connection for fecal incontinence and bladder incontinence is granted, but the claims of service connection for these conditions are denied.,Service connection for anxiety disorder is granted.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been reopened and is now pending. The Board finds new and material evidence in the form of updated VA treatment records indicating a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus and psychiatric disabilities due to additional relevant evidence being associated with the record, including VA clinical records showing treatment for diabetes mellitus and VA examination reports noting diabetic complications. The claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and he was granted a 30% rating for unspecified anxiety disorder with effective date of September 29, 2015. The other conditions were not found to be service-connected.

The Veteran's anxiety, including alcohol use disorder, is rated at 70 percent since July 26, 2013. The effective dates for service connection and temporary total disability rating are denied.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a 50% rating.

Your claim for service connection for insomnia/sleep disturbances/adjustment disorder/anxiety/PTSD/depression was denied in August 2015, but the RO granted it in November 2018. The appeal is dismissed as your benefit has been fully granted.

The Veteran's dysequilibrium, status post carotid artery dissection (claimed as dizziness secondary to TBI), is not related to his service-connected TBI or any in-service incurrence.,There is no evidence of hypertension that is secondary to the service-connected TBI.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records, including a 2009 depression screen and test results from VA examinations. The Veteran needs to be examined again for his psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded substantially gainful employment since January 1, 2014. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his right wrist disability, chloracne, and psychiatric condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal to reopen service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety disorder. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the current diagnosis of anxiety disorder is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and examination, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.,The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.,The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.,The Veteran's claim for a sleep disturbance is being deferred pending receipt of requested records, but will be remanded if new evidence is received.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for right bicipital tendonitis and tendon repair scars is being remanded due to the need for additional examination.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for right knee strain with internal derangement status post arthroscopy with residual scar is being remanded due to the need for additional examination.,The Veteran's request for a temporary total evaluation is being remanded due to unclear basis of his claim, and will be deferred pending receipt of requested records.,The Veteran's request for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is being remanded due to inextricably intertwined issues.