Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as there was no current diagnosis of such disorders. The new evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder resulting from the delayed notification of his prostate cancer diagnosis has been granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.,The issue of additional disability due to the delay in notification and treatment for prostatic adenocarcinoma is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and social anxiety dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran’s service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, MDD, and anxiety disorder. The Veteran is asked to provide a new examination or addendum opinion that considers his statements of continuity of symptoms and the testimony from his sister.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability related to active service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. However, it denied the claim as there is no evidence that these conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, prostate disability, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disability (including depression, PTSD, and anxiety), and tinnitus. The Veteran's claims were based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents or in-service stress.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for an increased disability rating for his service-connected anxiety disorder with persistent depressive disorder, and the Board is dismissing this issue.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is granted as service-connected. An initial 40 percent rating for TMJ disorder from July 23, 2008 through May 10, 2019 is granted, but a higher rating since May 11, 2019 is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions, has been reopened. The case is being remanded to obtain a VA examination and etiological opinion.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include anxiety and remanded it for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, GAD and major depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a new examination and opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

This decision denies the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for diverticulitis, an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury with unspecified anxiety disorder, and an earlier effective date for the 20 percent rating for low back disability. The Board found that there was no evidence showing an increase in severity within one year prior to July 5, 2018.

The Veteran's petition to readjudicate his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran submitted new evidence relevant to his claim and remands the case for further action.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further medical examination. The issues include tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, depression, anxiety), erectile dysfunction, flat feet, right knee injury, and left knee injury.

The Veteran's current generalized anxiety disorder is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it began during active service and was significantly impacted by his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for cognitive disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and brain disease due to trauma or concussion as they are related to service. The Veteran will need a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The reduction in rating for coronary artery disease from 60% to 10% was improper, and the 60% rating is restored.,Your entitlement to a higher disability rating for anxiety disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder is reopened. The case is remanded to determine the etiology of these conditions. Additionally, the case is remanded to determine if hypertension is related to service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to conflicting evidence and need for further examination.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for insomnia as a symptom of an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board has also remanded this issue.