Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety and depressive disorders is granted a 70 percent disability rating, effective February 9, 2016.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Appellant's mental state at the time of his discharge and the relationship between his service-connected conditions and his conduct.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include a back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and a need for further development regarding the Veteran's claimed stressor event, as well as obtaining additional medical records. The claim will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety. Additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service or pre-existed service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, as there is no evidence that his current conditions are related to military service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions and his service. However, the Board denied service connection on the merits as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left ankle condition due to new evidence presented by the Veteran during his Travel Board hearing. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and TBI residuals have been granted a 70 percent rating effective from August 28, 2014.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, including secondary to bilateral foot disabilities. The Veteran's varicose veins are found to have onset in service or be caused by service-connected conditions of the feet and lumbar spine. His depression with anxiety is found to be aggravated by service-connected conditions, including bilateral foot disabilities, lumbar spine disability, and radiculopathies into the lower extremities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient examinations and incomplete medical records.,No current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, skin rash, or right ankle disability was found.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for anxiety, mood disorder, pes planus, sleep apnea, insomnia, and a left shoulder disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxiety, due to a lack of a VA examination. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for anxiety and service connection for a back disability. The Veteran's anxiety is related to his in-service injury, but the nature of the back condition remains unclear. Further examination is needed.

The Board has expanded the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder claim to include anxiety, insomnia and depression in addition to PTSD. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the current diagnosis and etiology of any psychiatric disorder found to be present.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be related to his service-connected left knee disability, and the Board grants service connection on a secondary basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting diagnoses of PTSD and the need for updated VA treatment records. A new examination is required to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation due to service-connected conditions. However, the hospitalization did not exceed 21 days and thus does not meet the criteria for a temporary total evaluation.

The Board found that the April 21, 1992 rating decision denying service connection for anxiety with depression was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The decision concluded that any error in finding no chronic nervous condition during service did not manifestly change the outcome.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric symptoms and residuals of mercury poisoning are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of records.