Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, is related to his active service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, based on evidence of an in-service personal assault.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and PTSD have been found to preclude substantially gainful employment since August 14, 2014. The Board has granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders and a sleep disorder secondary to her service-connected left hip disability need further development. The Veteran is required to provide information about her treatment providers and attend VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of head injury, psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety), and bilateral eye disability were denied as there was no valid DSM-5 diagnosis during the appeal period or approximate thereto. The Veteran had a history of congenital strabismus and strabismic amblyopia that preexisted service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The matter of the acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, is remanded for further examination.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary for the Veteran to undergo VA examinations and opinions regarding his claimed psychiatric disabilities, bilateral restless leg syndrome (RLS), transient ischemic attack of the left eye, and right ear tumor. The issues are being remanded due to the need for medical examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, depression, or PTSD. The case requires further clarification and evaluation by a VA psychiatrist.

The Veteran's claim for a separate disability rating for cognitive, behavioral, and emotional residuals of TBI is denied as these symptoms are already encompassed in the current 100% disability rating assigned for his major neurocognitive disorder with major depressive disorder (previously diagnosed as anxiety disorder) due to TBI.,The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches have been granted a separate initial 10 percent disability rating, effective March 7, 2005.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating higher than 50 percent for migraine headaches has been dismissed.,Her claims for service connection of psychiatric disorder, ovarian cysts, and abdominal and pelvic pain have been reopened due to new evidence received since the final decisions.

The Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for anxiety and/or depression has been reopened, and the appeal is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence to support a link between his current psychiatric disorders and in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the effective dates of the grants of service connection should be changed to November 8, 2011.,For the anxiety disorder claim, the Veteran was not granted a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, is granted. The issue of service connection for residuals of frostbite is remanded and the Veteran must be afforded a VA examination to determine if his current condition is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for mitral valve prolapse was withdrawn, and the appeal is dismissed. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified anxiety disorder, due to military sexual assault (MST), has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not considering a military personnel record that noted the Veteran could not work because he had been drinking, which may be related to his current psychiatric condition. The Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders are now pending and will require further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and lack of substantial compliance with previous directives. The Veteran's daughter, S.B., is not permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder due to chronic pain syndrome, and insomnia disorder. The issue of reopening the claim was also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential service connection based on in-service exposure. The RO must obtain a VA examination and opinion addressing these issues, considering the Veteran's reported in-service exposures.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder has been rated at 100 percent since June 13, 2016. Prior to that date, the rating was initially 50 percent and then increased to 70 percent before reaching 100 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.