Anxiety decisions — 2023

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, mood disorder, and psychotic disorder, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection has not been established for the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability as secondary to the service-connected right knee disability was granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and sleep disorder, is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and PTSD due to military sexual trauma, finding that there was no evidence of a valid in-service stressor or diagnosis.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs further development and a remand is required.

The Veteran's claims for right wrist disability, scar (claimed as stab wound), right fifth finger disability, bilateral eye disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence. The claim for a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities prior to April 23, 2021 is inextricably intertwined with these other claims.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia, hemorrhoids, bilateral varicose veins, right index finger injury, left ring finger injury, anxiety disorder, PTSD, lower back disability, bilateral hip disability, right ankle disability, and right shoulder and clavicular fracture are all remanded for further examination and evaluation.,Service connection is also being remanded for the Veteran's anxiety disorder, PTSD, lower back disability, bilateral hip disability, right ankle disability, right shoulder and clavicular fracture, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Veteran's service-connected thoracic spine apophysitis and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression do not meet the criteria for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) prior to April 1, 2013.

The Veteran withdrew their claims for service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, chronic vertigo, eye problems, and mood disorders. The appeal is dismissed as a result.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric condition, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not start during or relate to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST), is reopened. The Board has also remanded the issues of secondary service connection for PTSD due to tinnitus and TDIU.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.,The application to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his active service. The Veteran seeks service connection for anxiety and depression, which are diagnosed conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including bilateral hip and foot disabilities, psychiatric conditions, sleep disorders, hearing loss, vertigo, vision loss, hyperlipidemia, GERD, skin rashes, hand circulatory condition, diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction. The remand requires additional examinations and opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including intermittent explosive disorder, impulse control disorder, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. The Veteran's claims are being sent back for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorders are related to his service, including any early manifestations of schizophrenia during service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder, are found to be related to his active service. The Board granted the claim based on a finding that reasonable doubt has been resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, with the Board finding that his anxiety disorder significantly impacts his ability to work.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for agoraphobia and an acquired psychiatric condition, including panic disorder and anxiety disorder due to a lack of a VA examination addressing her lay statements about in-service symptoms.

The Board has denied requests for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for anxiety disorder, PTSD, and sleep apnea. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination for PTSD.