Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with anxiety. The decision finds that the current diagnoses are related to service and grants the claim.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, but remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including insomnia and anxiety, as there is no evidence of a disease or injury in service that caused these conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The initial rating for anxiety disorder NOS disability remains at 30 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, secondary to residuals of lumbar spine surgery has been granted.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of lumbar spine surgery is also granted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD, alcohol abuse, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder is granted due to the presence of a current diagnosis based on in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The appeal is granted in part.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at 50% since December 10, 2018. The Board also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder including depression and anxiety due to insufficient examination reports and lack of medical opinions on service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the presence of other diagnosed psychiatric disorders, and a new examination is needed.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder during the pendency of his claim. The Board denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of complete military personnel records, which may contain information verifying the Veteran's service during his 2003 deployment and help establish service connection for anxiety and depression.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, is now service-connected.,Service connection for the left wrist condition has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia and dysthymic disorder with anxiety was granted, effective November 27, 2015. The rating assigned is 40 percent for fibromyalgia.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no credible evidence of a psychiatric disability during or within one year after service and insufficient competent medical evidence linking the current condition to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders. A new VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if service connection can be established for any acquired psychiatric disability, anxiety, and COPD.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection of onychomycosis, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Board has determined that further development is needed due to the inadequate November 2014 examination.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations. Specifically, VA must attempt to obtain private treatment records from Kaiser Permanente and provide the Veteran with appropriate examinations to determine the severity of her service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variably diagnosed as PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression. The case is remanded to consider the Veteran's claim of entitlement to TDIU.