Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection due to the need for additional STRs and a psychiatric examination. The issues include service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, other psychotic disorders, affective disorder, and personality disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires an addendum opinion from the VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for migraines, as they are claimed to be secondary to service-connected sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and/or generalized anxiety disorder and persistent depressive disorder. The Veteran's representative provided additional medical literature which must be considered by the examiner.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 28, 2017 for the grant of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, is related to his service, specifically loading and unloading bodies onto aircrafts. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder, vertigo, asthma, and lumbar strain are all found to be related to service. Service connection is granted for each condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include depression and anxiety, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, which he developed due to service exposure, is granted as service connected.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for PTSD, left foot condition, right foot disability, low back disorder, right big toe disability, right leg disability, left upper jaw numbness and tingling status post oral surgery, left upper jaw infection status post oral surgery, shrapnel wound to the right eye, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's service connection claims are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for PTSD, dysthymia, and anxiety was granted. The claim for service connection for these psychiatric disorders is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's statements and diagnoses, requiring further examination and verification of his claimed stressors.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, and entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active duty.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient analysis regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected MDD with GAD. The case will be returned for further development and an addendum opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development, specifically a lack of discussion in the VA examination report regarding an August 2001 letter from S.P. and whether hormonal imbalances related to the Veteran's hysterectomy could be aggravating her psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a chronic right ankle disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder is being REMANDED due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but remanded the issues of service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for a VA medical opinion on the etiology of his current acquired psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, unspecified trauma stressor related disorder, and anxiety condition should be remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if her current psychiatric disabilities are causally related to her alleged stalking incident during active duty.