Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service connection claims for low back pain with bilateral pars defect, mixed type adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety, left hand thenar tendonitis, and right hand thenar tendonitis are granted as of December 11, 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD, is related to his military service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for various disabilities and compensation claims have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's psychiatric disability is related to service-connected genital herpes or directly related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran will need to provide authorization for private treatment records, and a VA examination will be scheduled.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requests additional opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia. The claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and anxiety), headache disorder, TBI, pseudofolliculitis barbae, sinusitis, left knee disability, right knee disability, and tinea versicolor of the arms, leg, chest, and face are all denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has not been rated higher than the current 0 percent evaluation due to the lack of evidence showing that his hearing impairment more nearly approximates a compensable level.,The VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale for the opinion regarding lumbosacral strain, and an addendum is needed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome have been granted service connection. The Board found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of these claims.

The Veteran's discharge was due to a service-connected disability, allowing him to receive the maximum rate of Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits (100%).

The Board denied service connection for a disability characterized by memory loss and anxiety, attributing to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence but the current rating remains unchanged.

The Veteran's panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total impairment. The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for anxiety, depression, and PTSD as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran was granted service connection for migraines and GAD effective January 1, 2020. The AOJ assigned these awards based on the date of receipt of the Veteran's claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically adjustment disorder with anxiety. The examiner found that the Veteran's symptoms were best explained by situational stressors following his military career.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a VA mental disorders examination to assess any acquired psychiatric disability and its relationship to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for acquired psychiatric disability, finding that it is not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's condition increased in severity within one year prior to November 14, 2019.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for acquired psychiatric disability, finding that it is not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's condition increased in severity within one year prior to his intent to file a claim.