Anxiety decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that additional development and examination are needed for the issues on appeal due to outstanding private treatment records, worsening symptoms of GERD, and assertions regarding undiagnosed illnesses. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine was granted a rating of 50 percent, but the appeal for an increased rating and TDIU based on this condition is denied. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU based on his service-connected conditions, with the exception that it must be remanded to determine if he qualifies for extraschedular TDIU.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board denied an increased rating as the symptoms do not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified anxiety disorder with panic attacks has been granted an initial 70 percent evaluation, effective July 2, 2016.

The Board has decided the case is not ready for final decision and remands it for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for obtaining additional private treatment records and for VA examinations to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, and mood disorder due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the current disabilities and service. Service connection was also not granted for GERD or HTN as there is insufficient information to verify in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional evidence.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling from March 1, 2012. The Board granted a higher rating for his service-connected anxiety disorder and dismissed the TDIU claim as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent rating.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for PTSD was granted. The Board also found that the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, which is now considered service connected.

The Board has granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the evidence is in at least relative equipoise as to whether these conditions were incurred in or caused by service. The other issues of entitlement to service connection have been remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and left knee disabilities due to a lack of current disability evidence.,Service connection is also remanded for TBI - Memory Loss from Possible Concussion, low back disability - Sacroiliac Joint Condition, and acquired psychiatric disability (including bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and PTSD).

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's diagnosis is related to her in-service sexual assault and pregnancy. The claim is granted as the evidence supports these stressors occurred during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination. The case will be reviewed with updated VA treatment records and further efforts to contact the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, sleep apnea, a psychiatric disorder (anxiety), sarcoidosis, squamous cell carcinoma (cancer of the head and neck), residuals of a tonsillectomy, scar status post thoracotomy, right ear hearing loss, and right shoulder disability due to in-service exposure to acoustic trauma. The claims are being remanded for further development including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and no causal relationship to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, is granted.

The Board denied the Appellant's claims for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance, as well as survivors' pension due to countable income exceeding maximum annual pension rates. The appeals were remanded multiple times but no additional evidence was provided.

A rating of 30 percent for left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy prior to April 30, 2019 is granted.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted, effective November 4, 2009.