Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors/events during service aboard the USS Gunston Hall, which is related to his psychiatric disorders.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet, hepatitis C, residuals of venereal disease (to include herpes), right wrist condition, bilateral hip conditions, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder, finding that it is a symptom of his already service-connected Major Depressive Disorder.

The Board denied service connection for left upper extremity neuropathy, left index finger condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as insomnia, anxiety, and depression), IBS, and DM II.,The Veteran did not provide evidence of current disabilities at the time of the September 2020 decision.

The Veteran's service-connected mental health disability, chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, is currently rated at 50 percent. The Board has decided to remand the case for further evaluation due to a lack of recent treatment records and possible increase in severity since the last examination.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent since February 14, 2017. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date remains pending.,Prostate cancer has not been assigned any disability rating by the VA. The issue of entitlement to a compensable rating is remanded due to incomplete information in the March 2020 examination report.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the prostate cancer rating issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The Veteran's claim is being returned for further development.

The Board has granted the reopening of a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and attempt to verify any in-service stressors. A VA examination will be scheduled to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disabilities are related to active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with its previous remand directives. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, need further evaluation and opinion.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety adjustment disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and the claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's hepatitis C is not considered service connected, and his psychiatric disorder does not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has not fully addressed the Veteran's in-service stressors and has not obtained a VA medical opinion regarding his acquired psychiatric disorders. The case is being remanded for these actions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking an effective date prior to August 8, 2016 for the grant of service connection and a 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety, depression, and alcoholism.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral knee disabilities, and lumbar spine disability are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The issues are related to psychiatric disorders, with one issue being secondary to another.

The Veteran's depressive disorder and anxiety disorder have been granted a 100% rating effective June 21, 2012. The effective date for service connection is also confirmed as the date of claim.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The Board found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder, but a remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The evidence did not establish a causal relationship between his current psychiatric disabilities and his in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression was dismissed because the VA Form 10182 submitted more than one year after the SOC was issued was not timely.

The Board has remanded multiple issues for further development, including service connection claims and exposure to ionizing radiation or chemical agents. The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded due to inadequate VA opinions. His psychiatric condition, migraine headaches, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, urinary condition, sleep apnea, and hypogonadism claims are also remanded.