Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder. The claim was not granted due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and a right shoulder condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected conditions, specifically migraine headaches and unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and lymphoma due to herbicide exposure as there is insufficient evidence to make a determination on these issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, finding that there was no current diagnosis of these conditions during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, memory loss, and a sleep disorder is denied. Service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is also denied.

The Veteran's unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders are found to be service-connected, with the Board resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the claim.

The Board has determined that the VA did not substantially comply with its previous remand directives and thus, another remand is necessary to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed back condition and acquired psychiatric conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of clarity regarding whether the Veteran's breathing problems are a separate condition from his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding PTSD, right knee disability, anxiety, and depression. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, finding that there was no evidence showing a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

Your appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a psychiatric disorder claimed as anxiety, a left shoulder disability, bilateral shin splints, and toenail fungus of both feet.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, headache disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome. These conditions are presumed due to burn pit exposure under the PACT Act. The claims for chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis have also been granted as these conditions are presumptively related to burn pit exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, low back disability, and cervical strain with degenerative arthritis. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depression is reopened, but the claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's hypertension rating is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive and unspecified anxiety disorders, is dismissed as the condition was previously granted by a rating decision. The appeal for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD (including anxiety and depression) and TDIU, finding that the weight of evidence is against a nexus between current diagnoses and active service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder, are related to his detention and interrogation in East Berlin during service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, MDD, and anxiety have been reopened. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain updated VA treatment records and arrange for an examination to determine the etiology of his psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for an updated opinion on the combined functional impact of his service-connected disabilities prior to October 2, 2019. Additionally, updated SSA records are needed.