Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 70 percent prior to December 8, 2020 and since then. The Board has granted a higher rating of 70 percent for the period after December 8, 2020.,A TDIU was also granted due to the Veteran's combination of service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and depression, are found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer and complications.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and MDD, is being reviewed.

The Veteran's appeal for restoration of a 20 percent rating for his lumbar disability has been dismissed.,For the period prior to April 18, 2018, the Veteran’s major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency.

The Board has denied service connection for left knee disability and remanded the claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, as well as skin condition. The Veteran is required to undergo further examinations and provide additional medical opinions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder. The case is remanded to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed because the RO has already awarded a total schedular rating for their acquired psychiatric disability, leaving no unresolved issues.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 30 percent from September 8, 2011, to January 6, 2020, and at 70 percent since January 7, 2020. The appeal for higher ratings has been denied.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety disorder is granted a rating of 70 percent from October 19, 2011 to June 13, 2019.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, and adjustment disorder not otherwise specified, is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, as he has remained employed as a truck driver throughout the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and/or GAD, and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not establish a causal relationship between these conditions and active duty.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient compliance with prior remand directives, particularly regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically whether it is secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for an effective date earlier than July 14, 2009 for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and PTSD), as well as TDIU and DEA benefits. The Veteran needs a retrospective medical opinion to determine when his PTSD symptoms first manifested and at what date entitlement to service connection arose.

The Board has denied service connection for multiple atypical lipomas of the right buttock due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and chronic anxiety disorder are remanded as additional development is needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning and lack of adequate medical examination in determining service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran was not granted TDIU status.

The Veteran's service-connected knee and ankle disabilities are rated at 10 percent each, but the Board has remanded for further examination to determine their current severity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorders and a sleep disorder due to inadequate examination reports in prior decisions. The cases are now required to be reviewed with new VA examinations.