Anxiety decisions — 2019

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of January 21, 2014, for a 70% rating for anxiety disorder. The evidence did not show an ascertainable increase in severity within one year prior to the claim.

The Veteran's daughter, K.C., is recognized as a helpless child due to her permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18, based on diagnosed mental and intellectual disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current anxiety and depression are at least as likely as not related to his service, including his time in Vietnam. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a low back disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on in-service stressors, including military sexual trauma and harassment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, anxiety and depression. The other claims of service connection are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to assess the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and panic disorder.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as new evidence did not connect a current disability with service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeals for additional examinations and to obtain outstanding VA treatment records. The issues are related to ratings for depressive disorder, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right hip iliotibial band syndrome.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran was not provided with a proper VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen several of the Veteran's previously denied claims, but did not grant service connection for any of them.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a disability rating for cervical spondylosis due to incomplete information and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and COPD are remanded. The maxilla fracture rating is also remanded. The TDIU claim is deferred due to the ongoing maxilla fracture rating issue.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service and stressors such as sexual assault.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, headaches, anxiety disorder, PTSD and MDD due to head trauma during service. The appeal is allowed in part.

The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is granted a rating of 30 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to insufficient analysis of his mental health conditions, specifically his service-connected major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified. The case is being returned for a new examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with major depression was denied as the earliest date entitlement arose is July 28, 2016.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to MST, should be remanded for further development as there are missing service treatment records and VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically anxiety and depression. The Veteran is advised to provide any additional evidence and a new opinion will be requested from the VA examiner.