Anxiety decisions — 2020

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma disorder with anxiety and mixed mood is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. A total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities has also been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The Veteran's mental health symptoms are believed to have worsened after his deployments in Southwest Asia.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD and depression. The Veteran's symptoms were shown in service and have persisted since then.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and PTSD, was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to April 29, 2011 for the grant of service connection for manic depression with anxiety and alcoholism. The decision found that there was no basis for assigning such an effective date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further examination. The issues include bilateral eye disorder, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorders (likely including depression and anxiety), and right ear hearing loss.

The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, has been reopened. The Veteran's current mental health conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen her claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a low back disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development.,New evidence, including VA medical center records and private psychiatric opinions, was submitted since the last final denial in August 2009.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric conditions, including anxiety disorder and PTSD. Additional development is needed, such as obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, allergic rhinitis, anemia with vitamin D deficiency, and other medical issues. The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his military service or any incident in service, and to address the Veteran's allegations of PTSD stemming from an assault.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and need for a new opinion on the cause of the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed, and the case is remanded for an increased rating of his psychiatric disability.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety due to lack of evidence showing a current disability. The heart condition issue is remanded as the nature and etiology need further clarification.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, was granted. Service connection for PTSD was denied. Other claims were remanded.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence showing a causal relationship between any service-connected disability and the Veteran's death from congestive heart failure.

The Veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder and anxiety disorder have been rated at the highest available rating of 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to lack of compliance with previous Board directives. The issues include sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety), COPD, and left intercostal muscle strain.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they have been granted by a June 2020 rating decision. The issues of service connection for a stomach condition, to include GERD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with anxiety, secondary to service-connected status-post inguinal hernia repairs are remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including cervical spine disability, right and left hip disabilities, left wrist and elbow disabilities, psychiatric disability, sleep disability, and gastrointestinal disability. The effective dates for service connection are also being remanded.