Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his reported in-service stressor and exposure to herbicide agents. The claims will be further evaluated after additional verification is conducted.

The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is reopened. The claim for service connection of hearing loss in the right ear and left ear hearing loss are denied. Service connection for TDIU is also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the remaining claims due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's preexisting acquired psychiatric disorder was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder disability precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 7, 2011. The Board granted the TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to September 7, 2011.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any such condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service-connected chondromalacia patella of the left knee and right knee are each granted a 10 percent evaluation, effective from February 1, 2010.

The Board has granted service connection for varicoceles but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD). The Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are currently under consideration.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation, including a psychiatric examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's anxiety disorder with PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is now remanded for a new VA examination and consideration of outstanding VA medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and TDIU due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence not having been received. The psychiatric disorder claim is also being remanded for a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical evidence and an examination.

The Veteran's non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is rated at a 100% evaluation, but his residuals are not being evaluated appropriately. The Board has ordered remand to obtain updated VA examination and treatment records.

A 50 percent rating is granted for the Veteran’s service-connected Major Depressive Disorder with Anxiety throughout, effective July 26, 2012. The Board also remanded several issues related to other conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for the issues of nonservice-connected pension benefits, increased ratings for status post hemorrhoidectomy, third degree burn scars on upper chest and right axilla to the lower chest wall, and scar donor sites of the right thigh was withdrawn. The Board granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

The Veteran's character of discharge for the period from August 2007 to February 2009 is being remanded due to potential insanity defense. The Board requests a medical opinion on whether the Veteran was insane at the time he committed misconduct leading to his discharge.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus granting his claim for TDIU.