Anxiety decisions — 2020

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 50% and an earlier effective date for this rating is denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to new evidence, but has also remanded it for further examination and opinion regarding whether his service-connected mental health conditions caused or aggravated his current sleep apnea.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of his anxiety disorder with depression. The Board finds that the claim is not supported by evidence prior to November 8, 2013 and therefore denies this request. The case is remanded for further development related to increased rating and TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety and depressive disorders, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for her generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder is being remanded due to the need for updated VA examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for psoriasis is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to traumatic events.

The Board denied service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's accrued benefits claim for anxiety disorder has been granted at a 70% rating. The VA is remanding the cases of cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, and hypertension for further evaluation.

The Veteran's initial ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and unspecified anxiety disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in its statement of reasons or bases, and will request that the Veteran provide authorization for VA to obtain her records from Dr. K.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for left wrist disability and service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder due to MST is denied. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's daughter does not meet the criteria for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 or § 1815 due to lack of spina bifida and her mother being a Vietnam veteran.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a headache disorder. The Veteran did not have current chronic conditions related to his in-service injuries.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder and right hip trochanteric pain syndrome. The application to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for lower back disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was previously denied in a final January 2013 rating decision. The Board has now reopened the claim due to new and material evidence, but the issue of whether the condition is related to service remains unresolved.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation and TDIU prior to October 15, 2012 is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for anxiety disorder prior to March 28, 2014 was denied. The claim for TDIU on schedular basis was also denied.