Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus remain denied.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals regarding service connection and increased disability rating for hypertension, sleep apnea, PTSD, anxiety disorder, sinus headaches, and migraine headaches. As a result, these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's anxiety condition is granted as it is proximately due to his service-connected bladder cancer.,The Veteran's BUE neuropathy and right knee arthritis are both granted as they are related to in-service exposure or injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding the assignment of an effective date for service connection and the determination of a compensable disability rating for anxiety disorder. The Veteran's claim is being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to in-service traumatic experiences. VA examinations are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist and insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's anxiety disorder began during service or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder are rated at 70 percent for the period on appeal. The Board also granted TDIU based on these service-connected disabilities prior to August 30, 2013.

The Board is remanding the matter to obtain treatment records from a Vet Center in Pikesville/Baltimore, Maryland for consideration regarding an earlier effective date for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and an earlier effective date were dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 1, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder is remanded due to incomplete medical records from The River Mental Center and Trinity Hospital.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with somatic symptom disorder is granted, and the effective date of this award is set at December 18, 2009.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for anxiety disorder, finding that the current 30 percent rating adequately reflects his symptoms.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including major depression disorder and anxiety, is rated at 50 percent since April 28, 2015.,Prior to June 13, 2023, the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was rated at 30 percent. After that date, it has been rated at 50 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is now granted, making the issue moot and dismissed. The case is remanded to provide a VA examination to determine if fibromyalgia is related to the service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression. The Veteran's claims will be further evaluated with a focus on verifying in-service stressors and diagnosing any current psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, neck disability, left and right ankle disabilities, left and right hip disabilities, sleep disturbances, and mental disorder are all being remanded due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or causation.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and a psychiatric disorder, including chronic PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and failure to provide a proper opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection of neck disability, psychiatric disorder, hysterectomy, and tinnitus before the Board could make a decision.