Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, adjustment disorder with depression, anxiety, and sleep disorder, has been reopened. The case is remanded to obtain deck logs for USS Princeton and to provide a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD and related conditions (MDD, Anxiety) is granted based on the established stressor event in service and diagnosed PTSD.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip and ankle disabilities as they are already compensated by his service-connected radiculopathy. The issues of initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, service connection for neck disability, service connection for bilateral shoulder disability (secondary to neck disability), and service connection for bilateral knee disability have been REMANDED.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new examination to assess the severity of his symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depressive Disorder. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine if his current psychiatric condition is related to service or caused by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 70 percent, which grants a higher rating than the initial 50 percent assigned. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, and determined that these conditions are related to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, characterized as depression and anxiety with panic attacks, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms began in service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression. The decision is based on a finding that there is at least an even balance of evidence regarding whether this condition is related to active military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and anxiety, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence. The case will need to be reviewed with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including low back pain, depression, anxiety disorder, and tinnitus, have prevented her from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment since March 23, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and inadequate nexus opinions. The Veteran is required to provide more details about his service stressors, and a new examination with an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded. The left shoulder disability claim is reopened, but the lumbar spine sprain with degenerative joint disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, left lower extremity radiculopathy (claimed as left hip disability), right knee instability, left knee flexion limitation, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and migraine headaches claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor and for obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder, and panic disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination to determine if any psychiatric disability is caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities, and to provide opinions on the etiology of each diagnosed mental disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disability are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The issues will be further evaluated with additional evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since October 28, 2021. The Board also granted TDIU prior to October 28, 2021 and denied it after that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is reopened, but the Board has determined that further development is needed due to the complexity of the issue and the need for a medical examination.

The Board has expanded the Veteran's claim to include an acquired psychiatric disorder and has ordered a remand for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from March 2017 to February 2020. The Veteran is also required to undergo a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed psychiatric disorders.