Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's anxiety disorder to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hepatitis C are remanded due to the need for additional records, duty to assist notifications, and medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and related conditions. The Veteran needs additional examination and support from alternative evidence such as buddy statements.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities resulted in total social and occupational impairment from July 23, 2007, to September 18, 2012.,Right hand disabilities were incurred during active duty.

The appeal for higher staged initial ratings for major depression and anxiety disorder is dismissed as the issues have already been finally decided by the Board. The appeal for an earlier effective date of October 21, 2005 for service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD) is also dismissed.

The Veteran is granted a rating of 70 percent for anxiety disorder, effective November 17, 2013. The effective date was determined based on the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder with TBI.

The claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened. The broadened claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, is remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been rated at 50 percent since November 21, 2017. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they were more consistent with a 50% disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence.,Service connection is also being remanded for lumbar spine, cervical spine, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia) disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety and a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type 2 with onychomycosis, tinea pedis, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, and traumatic brain injury due to potential errors in the previous VA examinations.

Your claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and a sleep condition have been granted. The rating assigned is 50% from February 10, 2015, and 100% from October 23, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a facial disability, left and right knee disorders, sleep condition, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being reviewed due to new evidence received since the last final rating decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and examination to determine the severity of his right foot disability, as well as the etiology of his claimed TBI, neck, and nose disabilities. The claims for service connection are also remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a distinct psychiatric disability other than his service-connected bipolar disorder. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability other than bipolar disorder, to include PTSD, is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his depressive disorder with TBI disability and migraine headaches, as well as his claim for TDIU prior to July 10, 2021 due to incomplete development. The claims are now before the Board again.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including adjustment disorder, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders. The decision is based on evidence showing that these conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his unspecified anxiety disorder is denied, and he remains rated at 30 percent since March 7, 2017.