Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Board is unable to make a fully informed decision on the earlier effective date claim due to outstanding records from Dr. Mayberry, and thus remands for these records.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service. The claim for PTSD was denied as there was no evidence of PTSD in the record.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression) and ED were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or persistent symptoms related to his service. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of nexus between his claimed conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia and ADHD, inattentive (claimed as ADHD, anxiety, and sleep disorder) is dismissed because the NOD was filed more than 60 days after the issuance of the December 17, 2019 Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with somatic symptom disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, as well as their PTSD, are found to be related to service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder due to a lack of an opinion regarding their etiology.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether his condition was related to his military service.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including panic attack disorder. The appeal is remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, anxiety and PTSD, was denied. Service connection was granted for lumbar spine arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy (secondary to cervical spine arthritis), right knee osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include lower back disability, bilateral sciatica, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety), and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50% disability rating for his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is granted, based on the severity of his symptoms since November 26, 2011.

The appeal has been dismissed because the appellant waived his right to attorney fees from past-due benefits awarded in a December 2020 rating decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically anxiety disorder, is being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, except for the periods when he was already receiving a TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other related conditions, has been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The issues of secondary service connection have also been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder has been granted.,The claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain are being remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for lumbar disability, migraine headaches, anxiety and depression, and polycystic ovaries as the Veteran withdrew her appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is denied. The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension and tremors of the bilateral hands.

The Board has decided to remand all issues on appeal due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being returned for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability has been dismissed as the Regional Office already granted it in a previous decision.,Service connection for residual(s) of a right hip injury and left hip injury is denied.