Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS, with PTSD features is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a reduction in rating for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and ratings for peripheral neuropathy of various extremities. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's anxiety disorder is secondary to his service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder is not manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies such as work, family relations, judgement, or mood due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, speech intermittently illogical, or near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently. Therefore, his claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and his service. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if there is a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and a need for new evidence. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again with a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS, sleep apnea, PTSD, adjustment disorder with anxiety, depression, a right lower leg disability, and a lumbar spine disability are being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for ADHD and remanded the remaining issues of increased ratings for GERD with IBS, rhinitis, and anxiety disorder with bruxism. The Veteran is to be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the evaluation of PTSD and the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied because he failed to report for a VA examination scheduled in conjunction with his reopened claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is denied.

The Board found that the appellant's ACDUTRA service qualifies as military service for purposes of seeking entitlement to service connection, thus establishing basic eligibility to VA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depressive disorder, as the evidence did not show a link to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in its previous instructions, and now requires consideration of a claim for CUE regarding the July 1995 rating decision. The earlier effective date claim is also being considered as it may be moot if CUE is found.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder and anxiety disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to unclear information about the Veteran's service in Iraq.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability, and therefore grants a total disability rating by reason of individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, and the claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, effective from the date of separation from active duty.,The Veteran's claims for anxiety and tinnitus are denied as they were not received within one year after separation from service. The Board grants an effective date of September 5, 2013, for these conditions.,Service connection for left hand disability, right hand disability, right leg disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability is granted.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for anxiety is granted.