Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examinations and insufficient rationale for opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions. The claim will be reviewed again with further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder may have increased in severity, and a new VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of his disability. The examiner should also address whether the Veteran's issues with concentration are due to his nonservice-connected ADHD or his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are being remanded to obtain medical records and conduct a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for arthritis and limitation of the hand/thumb, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a left knee disability due to additional development being needed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is granted as secondary to his service-connected compression fracture of the thoracic spine at T12 with degenerative arthritis. The disability rating for his compression fracture remains remanded.

The Veteran is found to be unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities, including anxiety and depression.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his active service and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety was previously denied due to insufficient evidence of a verified in-service stressor. The Board has reopened the claim based on new evidence provided by the Veteran regarding his reported in-service stressors. The case is now remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and left knee chondromalacia patella, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from September 28, 2009. The Board granted the TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and their relationship to his service. A new examination is needed to determine if any current acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset in, or is otherwise related to his period of military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities, particularly those related to his right ankle disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Sleep Apnea. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder with MDD and an anxiety disorder, as well as secondary service connection for insomnia. Service connection for a headache disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, memory loss, and essential tremors are denied. However, the Veteran is granted service connection for essential hand tremors due to exposure to mercury during his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a psychiatric disorder, characterized as anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, and a chronic skin condition, characterized as seasonal dermatitis, are granted. The claim for heart disorder to include ischemic heart disease is remanded due to lack of VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection was granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, is granted as service connected. The Board found that the evidence supports a finding that his current condition was caused or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability (Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood) was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.