Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's left zygomatic arch fracture, including its current level of severity and whether nerve involvement should be considered under other potentially applicable rating codes.

The Veteran's tinea pedis was granted service connection. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include as secondary to service-connected back and knee disabilities, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric including PTSD and/or an unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder due to unresolved stressor verification issues.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, kidney disability, sleep disability, erectile dysfunction, pancreas disability, and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and anxiety).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the claimed conditions to active duty. The appellant's left knee, right knee, and left foot disabilities are all being reviewed, as well as her acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and providing the Veteran's attorney with copies of the examiners' resumes/curricula vitae.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, subsyndromal posttraumatic stress was granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent from October 21, 2019 to December 8, 2021. The appeal is resolved in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, and the Board has ordered a remand to obtain authorization for VA outpatient treatment records from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans and to schedule a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to disagreement over the diagnosed disabilities and whether they pre-existed service. The Veteran's psychiatric conditions, including PTSD, are being evaluated further.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression. The VA needs to obtain more recent treatment records and schedule a new examination for a determination of the current nature and etiology of any such disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's anxiety and panic attacks are claimed as a result of his participation in the VA Vocational Rehabilitation program. The Board has determined that an adequate medical opinion is needed to address whether these conditions were proximately caused by his participation in the vocational rehabilitation program.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination or addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to corroborate all of the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further development. The issues include her claimed acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and bilateral flatfeet.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and a TDIU due to incomplete examinations, lack of medical records, and need for additional assessments.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 70 percent rating, effective September 8, 2009. The decision also grants an earlier effective date of September 8, 2009, but no earlier.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether VA's care during the August 4, 2015 procedure caused or aggravated any current physical and psychiatric residuals. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disabilities resulting from a back abscess removal.

The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to issues related to the appellant's discharge and service connection claims. The specific issue of whether his character of discharge constitutes a bar to VA compensation benefits is also being addressed.