Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, anxiety disorder, is granted. The gastrointestinal disability is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for Epstein Barr/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and unspecified cognitive disorder. The conditions are deemed to be directly related to the Veteran's active duty for training period.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. Service connection was also established for tinnitus, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and left ear hearing loss effective January 18, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected maxillary sinusitis, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since September 2020. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from September 1, 2020.

The Board has granted the appellant's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The bar to benefits due to dishonorable discharge is lifted, and the appellant is now eligible for VA compensation benefits.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal through his authorized representative.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for multiple conditions, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, bipolar disorder, and others. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result of the withdrawal.

The Veteran's appeals for right knee, left knee, right shoulder, and right arm disorders have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims.,The Veteran's appeal for testicular disorder has also been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claim.,Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including panic attacks, memory loss, anxiety), a low back disorder, and tinnitus.

Service connection is denied for a right shoulder condition, back disability, ingrown toenails of the left and right feet, eye condition (refractive error), hearing loss, respiratory condition, digestive condition, and chronic fatigue syndrome.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus and depression with anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, Anxiety disorder, and Depression as the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and service.

The Board has decided that the reduction of the evaluation for Generalized Anxiety Disorder from 100 percent to 30 percent effective September 1, 2018, was improper and has remanded the case for further review.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, beginning April 25, 2013, has been granted an initial rating of 70 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, finding that the Veteran's assault in service is a verified stressor. The decision also grants service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied because he does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD that meets the DSM-5 criteria, and his symptoms are attributed to his already service-connected chronic adjustment disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination to determine if any acquired psychological disability had its onset in service or is etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and related in-service stressors, is being remanded due to the need for verification of his claimed stressors. Additional opinions are needed regarding the etiology of his diagnosed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obesity, which is a component in determining whether his service-connected orthopedic and psychiatric disabilities cause or aggravate his obesity.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, has been granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and further development is needed, including verification of stressors and a new examination for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and adjustment disorder. The Veteran's symptoms were linked to his in-service experience during the 9/11 attacks.