Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a current diagnosis of PTSD and related service connection. The Veteran's claims file needs to be supplemented with relevant medical records, including from Minnesota, Maplewood, and Orlando VA facilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety and depression, is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, are etiologically related to an in-service accident for which his lower extremities are service-connected. As such, service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran must be provided with new examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for further evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has not fully addressed the Veteran's claims regarding his acquired psychiatric disabilities, and a remand is required to obtain an adequate opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied because there is no medical evidence linking her current symptoms to an in-service stressor, and the Board found that she did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new examination, as the previous one was not thorough and did not consider all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for PTSD remains at 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to service, including her military sexual trauma in service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, finding no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder NOS previously claimed as PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from November 15, 2006 to August 18, 2011. The Board granted a 50 percent rating for this period.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for generalized anxiety disorder prior to April 3, 2018 and thereafter was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD and awarded an effective date of August 3, 1981 for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and anxiety reaction).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorders, has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The case is now remanded for further examination and consideration.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and anxiety disorder were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities. The Veteran's service treatment records showed normal audiogram readings, and his VA examination did not find any hearing disability or psychiatric condition.,For the herniated disc pulposa with degeneration, thoracolumbar spine, the Veteran was granted service connection but a higher initial rating of 10 percent is denied as there is no evidence of unfavorable ankylosis.

The Board has denied service connection for bleeding ulcers and remanded the issue of service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder due to a lack of current diagnosis.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression. The remand is due to a lack of adequate etiology opinion regarding whether any current psychiatric disorders are related to service and if they were aggravated by his bilateral hearing loss, left thumb injury, and knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in 2012 due to lack of evidence linking the condition to military service. The case is now reopened, and a new examination is required to determine if any current psychiatric disabilities are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD; right and left foot disabilities; bilateral hearing loss; and tinnitus.