Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, are found to be related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and other disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability and MDD/GAD secondary to his service-connected disabilities is granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service injuries, with continuity of symptoms since discharge.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities, including anxiety and depression, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, is found to be proximately due to his service-connected cervical spinal fusion with degenerative disc disease and associated tension headaches.

The Veteran's claim for a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder is granted, subject to the criteria governing the payment of monetary benefits. The claims for service connection for left knee injury, right knee injury, and herniated disc are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, is related to his military service and granted. The right foot disability, left foot disability, undiagnosed illness due to the Gulf War, cardiovascular disability, hypertension, and toe disability are all remanded for further examination and review.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to clarify diagnoses and assess etiologies of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including personality disorder, alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (subclinical PTSD symptomatology), other specified depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's tension headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus and unspecified anxiety disorder.,Prostate cancer, kidney condition, and bladder condition are all remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their relationship to exposure at Camp Lejeune.,Back disability is granted as secondary to service-connected left knee degenerative joint disease (left knee disability).,Right hip disability and left hip disability are both remanded as they may be related to service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information regarding her period of active duty and reserve service. The claims are also remanded for additional medical opinions on the etiology of diagnosed psychiatric disorders, gynecological disabilities, and fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's mental disorder, claimed as PTSD and an unspecified anxiety disorder, was caused by service. Service connection is granted for this condition.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to insufficient development and consideration of evidence related to an earlier effective date for a 70% disability rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to address his wife's statements about his symptoms.

The Board has remanded the cases of a right-hand disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD with GAD) for further development. The Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms will be considered, along with his service-connected back condition.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for generalized anxiety disorder is granted.,Service connection for left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, secondary to service-connected degenerative disc disease, is granted.