Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's service treatment records indicate he had issues with anxiety, depression, and back pain during his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and inextricably intertwined with other claims. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder) is dismissed because the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder, anxiety, and alcohol dependency, to include as due to service-connected bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or eczema. The case is being returned for further development and adjudication.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically unspecified depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to concerns about the credibility of the Veteran's reports and a need for another examination by a different examiner.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, dermatitis, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis. Service connection was denied for vertigo, acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety, depression, and PTSD), and dermatitis.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorders, lumbar spine disability, left arm disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability due to lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence linking the disabilities to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran currently has a diagnosed psychiatric disorder. A VA examination is needed to determine if any current mental health condition is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding SSA records that may contain relevant information for the VA examiner's opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to address relevant evidence. The Veteran's mental health symptoms need to be evaluated by a VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, dysthymia, cannabis use disorder, adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood, phase of life problem, and unspecified anxiety disorder due to inadequate VA opinions and outstanding private treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating and TDIU was granted effective May 14, 2015.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including agoraphobia, major depressive disorder, anxiety, unspecified personality disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The claim of service connection for generalized anxiety disorder/severe anxiety disorder has been reopened and is granted. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for anxiety disorder and bilateral inguinal hernia are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the severity of his conditions throughout the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete opinions and potential unemployability.

Your initial claim for a higher rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been granted, but the Board is dismissing your appeal because it's final.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to consider the Veteran's timely submitted request for an additional 90-day period to submit evidence and argument, resulting in denial of his claim. The case is now being returned for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found the Veteran had BHL and remanded for a VA examination to determine its current severity. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is also remanded.