Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to confirm his service in Vietnam and to obtain opinions regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and his active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to his military service, but denied service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder are being remanded as the current evidence is insufficient to determine the severity of his disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, unspecified anxiety and personality disorders, unspecified neurocognitive disorder, and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not establish a nexus between the current diagnosis and in-service events or conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a substance abuse disorder, congestive heart failure (CHF), and atrial fibrillation. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions had their onset during active service or are otherwise related to such service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cervicogenic headaches, depression and/or anxiety, cervical spine disability, cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, and sixth thoracic vertebrae associated with status post cervical fusion, likely preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current mental health conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded. The Board found new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, depressive disorder NOS, and anxiety disorder NOS was granted with an effective date of May 20, 1994.

The Veteran's claims to service connect an acquired psychiatric disorder and a menstrual disorder are being remanded for further review on the merits.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) is dismissed.,Service connection is granted for skin disease, and the Veteran has been diagnosed with this condition.

The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is granted a disability rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant did not timely file a VA Form 10182 to contest the attorney fees calculation, despite acknowledging that the decision was issued on December 4, 2020. The appellant's failure to file within the required 60-day period means the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded all issues on appeal due to the need for further development and evidence collection. The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disability, stroke with residuals, and sleep apnea have not been substantiated by the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left foot disorder, and a low back disorder due to additional development being required.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 50 percent, effective as of the date of this decision.,The Veteran is granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, finding that it is not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent for depressive disorder with anxiety disorder is remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and verification of SSA records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder, has been granted. The appeal for service connection for hypertension is remanded.