Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Veteran's sleep disability, including insomnia and acquired psychiatric disorders (unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder), are granted as service-connected. The issue of service connection for sleep apnea is also remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bilateral eye disability has been withdrawn and is dismissed.,Service connection granted for tinnitus, with the condition onset in service.,Service connection denied for left knee strain as it did not onset in service and is not causally related to his service.,Remanded for further examination and opinion regarding obstructive sleep apnea.,Remanded for further examination and opinion regarding an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder).,Remanded for further examination and opinion regarding a bilateral hearing loss disability.,Remanded for further examination and opinion regarding a lumbar spine disability.,Remanded for new VA examination to assess the nature and severity of functional diarrhea since January 2016.,Remanded for new VA examination to evaluate the nature and severity of residuals of left shoulder dislocation.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The claim for an increased rating for his mental disorder remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for her generalized anxiety disorder since August 8, 2016 has been granted. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date is also granted.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, anxiety, and PTSD. The appeal as to the issue of service connection for PLS is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for lumbar spine disability and sciatica are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The Board has also remanded the cases of diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder is granted a 50% evaluation throughout the appeal period. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for back disability are remanded.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and major recurrent depression, finding that it is related to in-service sexual harassment.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining a VA psychiatric examination and issuing a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with anxious distress is granted a 30 percent evaluation prior to October 7, 2019 and denied any higher rating thereafter.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and PTSD have been reopened. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims, but further development is needed before the merits of the claims can be addressed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, mood disorder, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder. Service connection was also denied for peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder NOS and PTSD. The VA must obtain updated treatment records, verify in-service stressors, and provide new examinations to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to service.

Effective dates for service connection have been granted for speech changes, constipation, right lower extremity tremors, loss of sense of smell, and sexual dysfunction due to Parkinson's disease all with effective date of June 6, 2011.,An earlier effective date is denied for generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected bronchial asthma and/or anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for grants of service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and residuals of a tailbone injury due to lack of evidence showing an intent to file a claim prior to July 22, 2015.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for hypothyroidism was denied because the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim. His initial rating for anxiety disorder with primary insomnia and depressive disorder prior to June 19, 2012, remains denied as well.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, generalized anxiety disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim based on these disabilities.