Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of records. The issues include his acquired psychiatric disorder, cervical spine condition, and low back condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and depression, are not considered to be related to military service or MST. The Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of a valid PTSD diagnosis.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder. The claim for PTSD remains pending as the evidence is not in balance regarding its onset during or after service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability. The TDIU was granted as of October 24, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right shoulder, and anxiety conditions are granted as new and material evidence has been submitted. The cases of lower extremity radiculopathy and tailbone injury are also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder with depression, secondary to tinnitus. The other claims have been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development regarding her character of discharge from active duty. The AOJ must address whether she was insane at the time of her offenses and if so, determine if an acquired psychiatric disorder caused her behavior.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and the claimed psychiatric disorder did not manifest during or within one year after service. The Board found that the Veteran's statements regarding his alleged stressors are unreliable.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding records and a need for a new VA mental disorders examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is related to her military service and granted service connection for this disability, effective from January 4, 2024.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability more nearly approximates both total occupational and social impairment.,With resolution of reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, the criteria for the award of a TDIU have been met since June 25, 2015.

The Veteran's service connection claims for allergic rhinitis, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, left thigh varicose veins, lumbosacral strain (secondary to bilateral pes planus), and right Achilles tendonitis have all been granted.,Service connection has been established for the Veteran's current conditions based on exposure to particulate matter during service in Southwest Asia.

Your anxiety disorder has been granted service connection and rated at 30 percent since December 9, 2013. The appeal is dismissed as the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disability is moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, due to a lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to his in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches due to incomplete or inadequate examination reports. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, chronic pain associated with cancer, unspecified anxiety disorder, erectile dysfunction, nocturia, nocturnal hyperhidrosis, and constipation are all granted as service-connected.,Secondary service connection is also granted for the Veteran's disability manifested by chronic pain associated with cancer, unspecified anxiety disorder, erectile dysfunction, nocturia, nocturnal hyperhidrosis, and constipation.

The Veteran's claims for anxiety disorder, myofascial pain syndrome of the thoracolumbar spine, left foot condition, and PFB have been reopened due to new and material evidence. However, these claims remain pending as they are remanded for further development.,Service connection has not yet been established for any of the conditions listed above.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and readjudication of her claims, including the issue of an increased rating for service-connected depressive disorders. The TDIU claim remains pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, now characterized as posttraumatic stress disorder, is rated at 70 percent from April 9, 2018. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability has been granted on a schedular basis since May 19, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition did not onset in-service or manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation.,Service connection was also denied for a left knee disorder due to lack of evidence showing continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board noted that the Veteran's current diagnosis is most likely age-related.