Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions, including whether they are related to his in-service right third toe exostosis and/or any other service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disability, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities due to lack of a current diagnosis for PTSD and failure to cooperate with VA examination requests.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis from January 8, 2016 to April 26, 2016 due to his service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran was also granted a schedular TDIU from April 27, 2016 to February 15, 2022.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service or pre-existed service.

The Board has ordered additional medical opinions due to the VA examination not addressing the Veteran's statements regarding potential causes of his psychiatric condition, including former headaches and in-service feelings of frustration and stress.

Service connection is granted for cervical strain, to include cervical disc herniation.,Service connection is also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety).,Temporary total evaluation (TTE) for convalescence following October 27, 2017, neck surgery is remanded.,Service connection is remanded for a scar, status post appendectomy.,Service connection is also remanded for migraines, to include as secondary to service-connected neck condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of evidence regarding the Veteran's mental health conditions during and after service, including his incarceration. The Veteran is required to provide information about any arrests or incarcerations from prior to service and into the present day.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected anxiety disorder and residual scars and posttraumatic paresthesias to the left hand are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, including during the reduction period from November 1, 2016 to July 15, 2018. The examiner must consider contemporaneous non-VA treatment records in evaluating the Veteran's condition.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to in-service stressors. The right wrist ganglion cyst claim is not before the Board.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, but has remanded it due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased rating, and compensation for hypertension are being remanded due to the need for further development including VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded it due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD has been withdrawn. The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety due to in-service events.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for IBS as it was granted in a previous decision. The Veteran's anxiety disorder is found to be related to his PTSD and thus not separate from his service-connected PTSD. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, prior to June 1, 2018, is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and previous diagnoses. The Veteran is asked to provide additional details about his service experiences, including witnessing a fellow service member being decapitated by a gate and performing 'postmortem clean-up of corpses.' Additionally, VA treatment records from prior to 2006 are requested.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate consideration of relevant evidence and a lack of an adequate examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is now pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities and their relationship to his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with anxiety, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination. The Veteran testified about his experiences in Vietnam and related them to his current condition.

The Veteran's current diagnosed unspecified anxiety disorder is related to in-service traumatic experiences, and the claim for service connection is granted.,The matter of the Veteran's melanoma claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence on file regarding exposure to toxic substances.