Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety and depression. The effective date is June 4, 2019.

The Board denied additional attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the November 2015 rating decision for service connection of an anxiety disorder, finding that the calculation was correct and thus no additional fees were warranted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, as new evidence received after the final November 2017 rating decision supports his claim. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease was denied, and the case is remanded.,Service connection claims for generalized anxiety disorder and persistent depressive disorder dysthymia are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, as well as PTSD, finding that these conditions are secondary to his service-connected disabilities of the bilateral lower extremities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient verification of a reported stressor. The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder will be reconsidered after verifying the stressor.

The Veteran's bipolar II disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder have been granted a 100% disability rating effective November 12, 2003.,Prior to November 12, 2003, the Veteran was not entitled to an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for her psychiatric conditions.,The TDIU claim from prior to July 5, 2005 is dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including whether they are related to service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for a psychiatric disability, and the Veteran's motion to revise this decision due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding an initial rating for bilateral pes planus. The case is remanded for further action on service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD with mild major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent from February 19, 2020. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric condition with anxiety and depression as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pulmonary fibrosis and polymyositis.

The Veteran's claim to reopen a previously denied cervical spine disability was granted. The claims for gastrointestinal and psychiatric disabilities, as well as anemia, are remanded.

The Board has expanded the claim to include ADHD and Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety, and has found errors in obtaining medical opinions and private treatment records. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and compensation were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's anxiety and depression symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating after March 18, 2019. The Board found that his symptoms were more consistent with a 50 percent rating.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining clarifying etiological opinions and SSA records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and anxiety, has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The appeal is granted.

The claim for service connection has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records. The Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and anxiety disorder are being reviewed.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, major depression disease, bipolar disorder, and PTSD have been granted.,Other service connection claims for various conditions are pending.