Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a compensable evaluation for her bilateral foot disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current diagnoses and their connection to service. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has granted an initial 100 percent rating for anxiety disorder from July 23, 1991. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 24, 2006 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a higher rating. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to PTSD and obesity-related aggravation is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for multiple sclerosis is granted, while his claims for hypertension and other conditions are denied. The lumbar spine disability remains at a 10% rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of a back disability. The neck, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral elbow disabilities were denied as not incurred in or due to service. Service connection was granted for sleep apnea and headaches, but denied for acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with panic disorder and depressive disorder associated with irritable bowel syndrome is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to occupational and social impairment. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety disorder, and hypertension. The heart condition (claimed as ischemic heart disease) is granted with service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim due to insufficient evidence, and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for other specified insomnia disorder, claimed as anxiety and PTSD, are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional treatment records. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and a higher initial rating for PTSD are also being remanded.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 13, 2007 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to obtain Vocational Rehabilitation records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, schizoaffective disorder, alcohol dependence, dysthymic disorder, and anti-social personality disorder.

The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease was granted, and he has been assigned various disability ratings for his related conditions. The current appeal pertains to the rating of his right upper extremity disability.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, as well as service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder. The Veteran's substance abuse disorders (alcohol and marijuana) were also not granted service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, cervical spine disability, ankle disabilities, skin disorder, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The cases are remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule VA examinations.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including lung disability, right hip condition, right hand condition, low back condition, OSA, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining complete service treatment records and VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or its onset during service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, social phobia disorder, and attention deficit disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD with anxiety and MDD, taking into account medications used to treat these conditions.