Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate response to the February 2022 remand instructions and failure to verify the Veteran's claimed stressor event.

The Veteran's appeal for a restoration of a 50 percent rating for anxiety disorder NOS from January 1, 2019 is granted. The appeals for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and psychiatric disorder, claiming PTSD. The decision is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD (now claimed as any acquired psychiatric disorder) has been reopened and granted.,Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety and depression.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for a VA examination to reconcile this issue.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and anxiety, is granted as service connection due to the in-service military sexual trauma.,Service connection for PTSD is denied. The Board found that the DSM criteria were not met.,Genital herpes is granted as service-connected based on the Veteran's reported onset during active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than unspecified anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, to include PTSD due to MST and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is remanded. The Board finds that a new VA examination is required to clarify the results of the October 2017 VA examination and determine if the Veteran has PTSD due to MST or whether his other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is related to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and migraines are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and potential exposure to toxic substances. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical records, personnel records, and possibly undergo a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. The VA is directed to obtain additional records and conduct a VA examination to determine if there is at least as likely as not a nexus between his acquired psychiatric disorder and military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, is being remanded due to the improper docketing of the Appeals Modernization Review appeals system.

The Veteran's IBS is granted service connection, while his acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) remains under review and remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically whether it is related to service. The Veteran's current rating for GERD remains at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration (SSA). The VA needs to obtain these records before proceeding with the appeal.

The Veteran's current diagnoses of unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder are related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to service-connected conditions. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which includes an undiagnosed mental health disability.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the appellant through their authorized representative.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's mental health conditions began during his active duty and are related to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 12, 2015 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected hypertensive heart disease has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as anxiety and depression, has been denied.

The Veteran's Hashimoto's thyroiditis is currently rated as zero percent disabling due to normal thyroid function.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability (unspecified anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder) has been increased to 70% disabling effective July 2, 2018. The appeal for a higher rating remains pending.