Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, as he has continued to work throughout the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are causally related to his in-service stressors and that there is a valid current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete service medical records and a need for additional examination.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder has been rated at 30 percent since November 23, 2015. The Board found that the evidence is in equipoise and granted an increased rating to 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The Veteran's claims are currently pending.

The Board dismissed the appeals because the appellant withdrew all issues currently on appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and higher ratings on multiple conditions has been dismissed. Service connection for a psychiatric disability was granted.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 30 percent from June 12, 1985, to March 16, 2011, for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression) was denied. The Board found the evidence did not support a higher rating during this period.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been resolved in your favor and is now dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has PTSD and whether it is related to his service, as well as any other acquired psychiatric disorders. The examiner will also need to confirm the Veteran's reported in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current psychiatric diagnoses and their relationship to service. The Veteran is advised that he should file a separate claim for any residuals of his alleged head injury in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to November 11, 2013, finding that his employment was not in a protected or sheltered work environment and therefore did not qualify as marginal employment.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and increased the Veteran's rating for anxiety disorder to 10 percent.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, was granted. The claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development and examination, including consideration of an extraschedular rating for his right shoulder arthroplasty.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety) has been granted.,Service connection for alcohol dependency secondary to a psychiatric disorder has been reopened and is currently pending further review.,Service connection for headaches was denied.,Service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for a skin disability, bilateral hearing loss, and the reopening of a claim for anxiety. The claims are currently under review.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed, and his TDIU claim is granted.