Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Board has ordered another remand due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations and lack of a medical opinion. The case will be reviewed by experts to determine if any psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD and anxiety disorder are currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating. The Veteran also seeks TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities, which were granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran needs to be provided with a VA examination and his treatment records need to be obtained.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was reopened and granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, aggression, memory loss) was denied.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches prior to August 9, 2016, and in excess of 50 percent thereafter, was granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete documentation of the consent form for the Veteran's sinus surgery performed on July 9, 2007 at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. The Veteran is seeking compensation under Section 1151 for complications from this procedure.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is granted at a 70 percent rating from September 7, 2010 to February 27, 2017. The appeal for higher ratings on other conditions remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Alcohol Dependence, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to inextricably intertwined claims of CUE in previous denial decisions. The case will be returned to the RO for adjudication.

The Veteran's daughter is recognized as a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18, based on her mental health conditions and inability to support herself.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder. The case is being returned to the RO for further development, including verifying in-service stressors, obtaining military personnel records, providing appropriate notice regarding personal assault claims, scheduling a VA examination, and obtaining updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and bilateral hearing loss have been granted. The claim for hypertension has been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to June 7, 2016.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for further examination and review of the evidence. The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder, is being reviewed again as it may be related to service despite post-service treatment records not mentioning mental health issues. GERD is also under consideration as secondary to his psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD are related to his service in Vietnam. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his Hepatitis C claim was denied, and the rating for his Generalized Anxiety Disorder was increased to 50%. The issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction (secondary to a service-connected disability) and reopening of the Hepatitis C claim are still pending.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence and that his psychiatric condition was not proximately caused or aggravated by VA care.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than adjustment disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, as well as her request for a rating increase for her service-connected adjustment disorder. The Veteran was diagnosed with adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but the Board found that she did not have a separate diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's conditions, while rated at 70% each, do not meet the criteria for SMP benefits due to need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD to include depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability resulting from service.