Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability has been reopened. The Board has also remanded the claims for service connection for major depressive disorder, PTSD, anxiety disorder, and substance abuse due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his claimed stressors were not corroborated and that there was no evidence linking his current conditions to his active duty service.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of any current psychiatric disorders to military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of analysis based on proper legal principles, specifically regarding the presumption of soundness upon entry into service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions, including bilateral eye disability, vertigo, depression, anxiety, lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.,The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's in-service complaints or symptoms and his current disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus, headaches, back injury, nerve damage, plantar fasciitis (also claimed as foot pain), chest pain, sleep apnea, a head injury, and anxiety due to an invalid Notice of Disagreement submitted in March 2019.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is denied. The Board finds that the Veteran's anxiety and depression are symptoms of her already service-connected PTSD. Her ADHD claim is also denied as there is no current diagnosis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and its relationship to his service. Additional medical records, including those from Vet Centers, are needed for a comprehensive evaluation of the Veteran's mental health conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and erectile dysfunction (ED) as due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disorder. Service connection is remanded for asthma, right knee tendonitis and patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee tendonitis and patellofemoral pain syndrome, migraines, and a bilateral foot disorder.

Your service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, has been granted. The rating assigned is 100 percent effective from November 2016.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability and its relationship to service, particularly vaccinations administered in June 2004.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, sleep apnea, chest pain, a back injury, nerve damage, a head injury, anxiety, headaches, and foot pain (plantar fasciitis) due to procedural errors in the appeal process.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is eligible for retroactive induction into a VR&E program to cover education expenses incurred while pursuing a bench jeweler certification, based on her service-connected anxiety disorder and its impact on her ability to work in an office environment.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorders are related to his service and if they caused or contributed to his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability (including Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder), and OSA.,There is no evidence of a diagnosed psychiatric condition during or related to active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence on file regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran needs a VA examination and efforts should be made to corroborate his reported stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an addendum VA opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder, including consideration of his service stressors and longstanding treatment history.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that her preexisting depression clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service.