Anxiety decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran was previously denied service connection due to lack of a verified stressor.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 17, 2016 due to her service-connected disabilities which rendered her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression, is related to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dyslipidemia is denied as it is not a disability under VA law and regulations.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine strain, low back pain, degenerative joint diseases of the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, and feet, allergic rhinitis, peptic ulcer, diverticulosis, hiatal hernia, erectile dysfunction, benign prostate hyperplasia, memory disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depression are remanded for further development.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a total disability rating due to unemployability (TDIU) is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the above-mentioned issues.

The Board has dismissed all claims as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an incorrect opinion regarding the aggravation of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability by his service-connected coronary artery disease. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the probative medical opinion evidence did not support a finding of in-service causation or aggravation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychological disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. A new VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his service.

The Board has decided that the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety disorder, needs to be remanded due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives and the need to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for arthritis, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood major depressive disorder, a nerve condition, skin cancer, and fibromyalgia have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection for a nerve condition, skin cancer, and fibromyalgia are being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims due to insufficient development of the record, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for anxiety disorder is granted. The Board also remanded issues related to TBI and PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted and rated at 50 percent since October 27, 1997. The appeal is mixed as the claim for a higher rating prior to June 20, 2017 was denied, but TDIU from that date onwards was granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the need to obtain medical records from Thomas Memorial Hospital. The Veteran's specific phobia/phobia of snakes with anxiety disorder and TDIU claims are pending.

The Board has reopened the claim for residuals of a tonsillectomy and denied service connection due to lack of evidence linking current symptoms to the surgery. The psychiatric, lumbar spine, and left hip disabilities were also denied.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right ear hearing loss, right knee disability, nasal problems, sleep apnea, respiratory disability (to include asthma and COPD), right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, PTSD, and social anxiety due to conflicting medical opinions and lack of clear and unmistakable aggravation.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted as service connected, and OSA is denied.

The Veteran's initial ratings for his acquired psychiatric disorder prior to October 21, 2014 are denied as the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 30 percent.