Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for a depressive disorder, an anxiety disorder, and PTSD due to military sexual trauma incurred during active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury, and service connection for this condition is granted. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches are remanded due to insufficient evidence addressing their etiology.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric conditions.

The Board is remanding the case for further action on the earlier effective date of TDIU and whether there was CUE in a February 1973 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for an examination and opinion regarding his claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claim is reopened due to new evidence, but verification of the in-service stressor event remains a hurdle.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a right elbow disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and a need for further development of records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, ADHD, depression, and/or anxiety, is now pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, sleep apnea (secondary to his psychiatric conditions), and hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

An effective date of April 19, 2017, but no earlier, for the award of a 50 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and insomnia disorder is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include an anxiety disorder. The claims are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to evaluate the nature and likely etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the appellant's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The case will be reviewed again with a new opinion from a clinician.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions regarding his psychiatric, sleep apnea, migraine headaches, high blood pressure, low back problems, and skin condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, including failure to consider his alleged in-service stressors. The VA must obtain additional medical records and attempt to corroborate his claims for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his military service or his service-connected diverticulitis, including by way of aggravation.

The Veteran's SMC benefits were discontinued due to a claim of CUE in the original rating decision. The Board has ordered a remand for an audit to determine if any compensation benefits have been improperly paid and for clarification on her TDIU status.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar, and major depressive disorders, is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to conduct a new VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD (including generalized anxiety disorder and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder), is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for hypertension is denied.,Service connection for OSA, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, is denied.,Service connection for a left foot disability is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, are related to in-service personal assault. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions and also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities.