Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are being remanded due to errors in the initial review process, including incorrect unit designation and failure to consider all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, and sleep apnea is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Board requests VA examinations to determine the onset of these conditions in service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, due to a personal assault during military service. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible statements of a traumatic event and corroborating evidence from his fellow servicemember and sister.

The Veteran's claim for accrued benefits was denied because there was no pending claim at the time of his death, and the appellant did not file an informal claim or intent to apply for increased compensation for a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, has been reopened due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The case is being remanded for another VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder from July 5, 2017 to January 8, 2022, which is considered total occupational and social impairment. As this grants a 'total' disability rating, the issue of Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and anxiety; a bilateral knee disability, including DJD; and a bilateral foot disability, including pes planus are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for anxiety disorder and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of certain evidence.

The Board has withdrawn the appeals for service connection for HIV and fatigue. The case is now remanded for further action on the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew all of his appeals seeking service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and insomnia is remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The Board will conduct a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has determined that the claims for PTSD, other specified depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder should be remanded due to incomplete development of evidence.

Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn them.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the issues are dismissed as moot due to prior grant of benefits.,The Veteran's claims for treatment purposes under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17 for various conditions remain pending and will be remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to in-service personal assaults and acoustic trauma, respectively. The appeal is granted.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection of a skin disability due to untimely filing of an NOD. The appeal regarding restoration of the 50% rating for psychiatric disorders was granted, but the reduction from 50% to noncompensable was found improper and restored the rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety was granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for low back condition was granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, left leg numbness (paraplegic), right leg numbness (paraplegic), and bilateral foot condition were remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety and depression. A new VA examination is needed.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as she meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU based on all her service-connected disabilities, which include a lumbar spine disability rated at 40 percent and other conditions. The effective date will be determined by the AOJ.

The Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are rated at a 100 percent disability rating from May 27, 2017.