Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records, Vocational Rehabilitation services, and Social Security Administration records. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to determine if any current acquired psychiatric disability (including major depressive disorder and anxiety) is related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The case is now remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than June 7, 2010 for generalized anxiety disorder with bipolar disorder was denied. The Board found that the July 1995 rating decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder on the merits is final and did not involve clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's anxiety disorder, and addressing conflicting diagnoses.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the current psychiatric disorders are related to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, GAD, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorder are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (dysthymic disorder, anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder), but the issue of service connection for PTSD is remanded due to outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for CFS was denied. The TDIU rating prior to January 6, 2017 is also denied.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, skin disorder as a result of exposure to herbicide in the Korean DMZ, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include insomnia, nervous disorder with anxiety and depression. The evidence did not show these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.,There is no probative evidence linking the Veteran's current hearing loss, skin disorder, or psychiatric disorders to his active duty service.

A 70 percent rating for depressive disorder with anxiety distress is granted effective May 24, 2017.,Total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected psychiatric disability is granted effective June 25, 2017.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression, is granted as service connected because it had its onset during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, finding that the onset of these conditions occurred during military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety, finding insufficient evidence to show a current diagnosis of such conditions related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric and respiratory disorders, including PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, neurocognitive disorder, major depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current diagnoses or a causal relationship to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, arthritis, and a back condition due to additional development being necessary.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to October 3, 2012 was denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU and no effective date earlier than October 3, 2012 is assignable due to lack of legal merit.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or a mood disorder, and his current anxiety disorder cannot be linked to his military service without resorting to mere speculation.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied, and his claim for an increased rating for bipolar disorder with anxiety disorder and depressed mood is remanded.