Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions. Additional development is needed, including obtaining addendum opinions from clinicians who have not previously examined the Veteran or provided an opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in a previous VA opinion, and a new opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition manifested during service or is otherwise related to his active service.

The Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has continued since, meeting the criteria for service connection.,The Veteran experienced a stressor related to his father's death during service, which is sufficient to establish service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between his service and the condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, PTSD, and insomnia, is found to be related to his service in Iraq where he was deployed to Camp Ramadi under imminent danger pay.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension but has remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to outstanding medical records.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety disorder, thyroid disorder, and diabetes. The claims for hiatal hernia, back disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to her active service. The Veteran was diagnosed with adjustment disorder, anxiety, and depression during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The VA is required to provide a new examination in both cases.

The Veteran's current anxiety disorder is found to be related to her military sexual trauma, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating claims related to anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, a nerve condition, and a right knee disability. The Veteran's hypertension was not rated higher than 10 percent.

The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD is dismissed as a free-standing claim.,The appeal seeking to revise or reverse the November 4, 2009 rating decision that denied service connection for depression and anxiety reaction is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder), and migraine headaches have been granted. The decision is based on new evidence received after the denial of these claims.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating was dismissed due to the appeal being improperly docketed.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability meeting the VA definition.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.,Claims for a back disability and right and left knee disabilities are also denied as there is insufficient evidence connecting these conditions to service.

The Veteran's disability ratings for compression fracture of T12/L1 and PTSD with traumatic brain injury (claimed as anxiety disorder) have been restored to their previous levels.,An increased disability rating for lumbar radiculopathy, left lower extremity, and degenerative disc disease, cervical spine, is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, finding that the Veteran's active service, including a helicopter crash in 1977, is at least as likely as not related to his condition. The decision also grants secondary service connection for this disorder due to pre-existing hip and knee disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic was denied. For the entirety of the period on appeal, he was granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a duty to assist error, specifically missing VistA Imaging records that are pertinent to the claims.