Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, has been reopened. The evidence now supports a finding that she likely incurred these conditions during her service in Bahrain, leading to the grant of service connection. Other issues such as sleep apnea, right knee disability, plantar fasciitis, and TDIU have also been addressed.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, and the TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to address whether the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder caused a functional increase in his right ankle disorder and to obtain an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed PTSD and acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD, due to military sexual trauma (MST), finding that there was no evidence of an in-service stressor and concluding that the Veteran's current mental health conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at a higher initial disability rating of 70 percent, effective from September 10, 2014. The decision also grants a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for the entire period.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to new evidence received since the last final denial. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation between May 30, 2003 and February 14, 2005. A TDIU rating is granted on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depressive disorders. However, the claim for eligibility for Chapter 17 medical services for psychosis was denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in its entirety.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding no probative medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), due to insufficient evidence in support of his claims. The case is being returned for further development.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and dismissed the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD. The Veteran was already rated as having a service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's depression and anxiety are aggravated by his service-connected Crohn’s disease.

The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis has been rendered moot by the grant of service connection in a July 2020 rating decision.,Service connection for a left knee disorder (claimed as severe left leg arthritis) is denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, anxiety, depression, and alcohol dependence due to a lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction due to additional development being necessary.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, fragment wounds to the left arm, right arm, and head, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety) and a lung condition. The denial is based on the appellant's dishonorable character of discharge from active military service.,The Board found that the appellant had two periods of AWOL in excess of 180 days during his period of active military service, which resulted in him having 1,764 days of time lost. The Board did not find compelling circumstances for the first period of AWOL.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, is rated at 50 percent for the entire period on appeal. The earlier effective date claim was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal of this issue.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development as to all issues, including a VA PTSD examination and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service and have persisted since.