Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Board has denied a higher rating for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder with features of GAD and PTSD, but the Court found inadequate reasons and bases in the decision. The case is being remanded to address the impact of the Veteran's reported passive suicidal ideation and inconsistently reported auditory and visual hallucinations on her functioning.

The Board has decided to remand all claims for further examination and etiology opinions due to conflicting medical evidence regarding the Veteran's respiratory conditions, larynx condition, thyroid nodules, liver or spleen calcifications, and anxiety secondary to his respiratory conditions.

The April 2010 rating decision denied service connection for PTSD and implicitly denied service connection for an anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's scar, residual status post right inguinal hernia repair is painful and has not improved. A 10 percent rating for this condition is restored.,A 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and insomnia is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as anxiety disorder, finding that it is related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and diabetes mellitus. The claim for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is also remanded due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is granted, with the Board finding that it was incurred in peacetime service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, finding that his current psychiatric issues are at least as likely as not related to his active military service.

The Veteran's disability rating for PTSD was reduced from 70 percent to 30 percent, effective September 1, 2015. The Board has restored the original 70 percent rating due to lack of improvement in the condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination for mental conditions other than PTSD, and a need for further VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including mood disorder, anxiety, depression, iatrogenic hypospadias, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. The decision is pending further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder due to new and material evidence. The Board found sufficient verification of a stressor involving witnessing his friend being shot in an outpost near base while hanging out.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for migraine headaches has been granted at a 30 percent level. The Veteran's HSV is not entitled to any compensable rating, and his GAD is rated at the minimum of 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and the need for a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and agoraphobia, is being reviewed.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects her symptoms of chronic sleep impairment, irritability, panic attacks more than once a week, and daily anxiety.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied, while his claims for anxiety, depression, and PTSD were granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD due to fear of hostile military activity and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's anxiety and depressive disorders were related to his service.

The Veteran's application to reopen the previously denied service connection claims for lumbar spine condition, PTSD, and anxiety disorder was granted. Service connection is established for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.,The Board remanded the issue of service connection for malaise and fatigue, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and GERD for further development.