Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent from December 4, 2011 to December 17, 2019. The Board has remanded the issue of a higher rating for his anxiety disorder and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disability and insomnia, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current psychiatric disabilities and his military service.

Your initial compensable ratings for scar of right hand, third finger; scars of the right knee and ankle; left knee degenerative arthritis; total right knee replacement have been dismissed.,Your appeal to reopen service connection for a right shoulder injury has been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including STRs and MPRs. The Veteran also needs to provide copies of any non-VA treatment records he has in his possession.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from October 14, 2015 to October 26, 2020 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and additional development is needed.

Your appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder has been dismissed as the claim was fully granted in a May 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% prior to January 24, 2018, and a separate 10% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy was granted. The Veteran's service-connected conditions have not been established or denied.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 70 percent, effective February 18, 2022. The Board has remanded the issues of increased disability ratings for bilateral pes planus and service connection for headaches.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a mixed personality disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than service-connected other specified anxiety disorder. The evidence does not support the presence of any additional psychiatric disorders superimposed over a personality disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and ADHD, are granted as service connected. The secondary claim for alcohol, opioid, and stimulant use disorders is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including attempts to verify the Veteran's claimed service in support of combat operations during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

The Veteran's son, D.D., was not found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to turning 18 years old. Therefore, the claim for recognition as a helpless child is denied.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and service connection for syncopal episodes of unknown etiology are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since previous decisions.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder prior to December 16, 2019 was rated at 50 percent due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. From December 16, 2019, the rating increased to 70 percent based on more severe symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressor events and a need for further examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, are being reviewed on their merits.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD with bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder with agoraphobia from November 15, 2011. The Veteran also received a TDIU effective from the same date.

The Veteran's claim for a back disability was reopened and granted effective August 21, 2018.,Service connection for GAD secondary to the Veteran's back disability is granted effective March 29, 2018. The issue of service connection for a headache disability remains pending.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for various conditions as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar spine strain was dismissed, and the appeal for TDIU was granted. The effective date is not specified.