Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for balanitis with phimosis, erectile dysfunction, headaches, anxiety disorder, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, adjustment disorder, alcohol use disorder, depression and anxiety. The Board has remanded this issue due to a need for clarification on the effective date.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and insomnia disorder), but denied service connection for hypertension, eczema, and a low back disability. The decision is based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that his current diagnoses are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, was denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to April 13, 2017, and a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis was denied an initial compensable rating prior to December 30, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient development and medical opinions. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, are being evaluated again with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board has also remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment from July 29, 2014 to March 5, 2020. The Board granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's private treatment records from rehab programs in Branson and Salem, Missouri need to be obtained, as well as VA treatment records since 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder (not PTSD), due to the Veteran's Korean War service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and a Mood Disorder) are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for PTSD and anxiety, and the Board dismissed claims for low back disability, increased ratings for knee disabilities, and a compensable rating for insomnia disorder. The deviated septum claim is remanded.

The Veteran's MDD is granted at a 70 percent rating for the entire appeal period. The criteria for an increased rating for DM are not met, and service connection for hypertension as secondary to DM is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA opinion to determine if the Veteran's anxiety disorder clearly and unmistakably preexisted service, was aggravated by service, or is related to service.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been granted a disability rating of 70 percent. The Board also found that the Veteran is entitled to TDIU prior to September 11, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, chronic adjustment disorder, bilateral interstitial fibrosis, and hearing loss are being reviewed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting evidence and unaddressed diagnoses. The Veteran should be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination for clarification of the diagnoses and an etiology opinion regarding the claimed psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The issues of service connection for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and residuals, and dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to viral myocarditis and congestive heart failure are remanded.