Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety), and the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired mental health disorder can be adjudicated. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination to address whether the Veteran's current diagnoses of anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder are superimposed on his preexisting personality disorder during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Board has not made a decision on the remaining issues due to their complexity.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service, and therefore grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder due to MST has been reopened. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the relationship between her current psychiatric disorders and military service. Her claim for a scalp condition is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; anemia; back disability; bilateral foot disability including pes planus and right bunion. The issues of service connection for eye disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and insomnia were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disability is dismissed. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, as it was granted in a recent rating decision.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, is granted as service connected. Lower back pain and sleep apnea are denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating increases, as well as the issue of TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The VA will obtain additional treatment records and then review these issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that her anxiety and depression were not related to her military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and further evidentiary development is required before the claim can be adjudicated.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The VA is required to provide a new examination and obtain updated treatment records.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a lumbar disability and generalized anxiety disorder, but denied the claim for left wrist disability. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical records and military personnel verification.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a psychiatric disability, to include depression and anxiety, and therefore denied service connection for these conditions. The claims for headaches and TBI residuals are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected PTSD is denied. The Board found that he does not meet the criteria as he did not have a constant need for aid and attendance, primarily due to his nonservice-connected back disability.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and service connection for a psychiatric disability is remanded. The TDIU issue is also remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The decision is based on credible evidence of a personal assault during service and a medical nexus between current symptoms and the in-service stressor.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development and examination.