Anxiety decisions — 2023

The claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the Veteran's exposure history and etiology of his seizure disorder, fatigue, headaches, and psychiatric condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, which includes anxiety disorder and unspecified trauma-and stressor-related disorder. The decision is based on evidence showing that these conditions are related to in-service experiences, particularly his deployment to Kuwait during the Gulf War.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current disability related to service and insufficient evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, hypertension, right ear hearing loss, Meniere's disease, tinnitus, migraines, and neurocardiogenic syncope. The AOJ implemented this decision in a June 2023 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew all his current claims before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The effective date is based on the fact that it was ascertainable that he warranted such a rating from that date.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted pursuant to the PACT Act. Service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and depression is granted. The claim of service connection for hypertension on a basis other than as pursuant to the PACT Act is remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder. The initial rating for right knee strain with meniscal tear, status post partial meniscectomy, remains at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder, finding that the condition had its onset during service and is related to it.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, initial compensable ratings for chronic epididymitis and a postoperative scar, and denied his request for an effective date prior to September 27, 2018 for recurrent epididymitis. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of readjudication and issuance of an SSOC. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for anxiety and depression is now pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus due to a lack of nexus opinions addressing his claimed stressors in service. The Veteran is entitled to the combat presumption.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the increased evaluation of PTSD with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger is denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for COPD pursuant to the PACT Act.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and broadened the claim on appeal. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, insomnia, depression, and anxiety.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, ADHD, and adjustment disorder. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss, meningitis, and concussion with memory loss.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for migraine and anxiety disorder as they have already been granted in previous rating decisions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to deficiencies in the previous decision, including failure to address theories of entitlement and inadequate opinions regarding tinnitus and spine disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. A VA examination is required to determine if there is a nexus between his current disability and service or any other conditions.

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