Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his thoracolumbar spine disability is denied, and the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded to obtain a VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including social anxiety, depression, insomnia, nightmares, and inability to keep a job, is being remanded due to the need for further development regarding his claimed exposure in service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and anxiety disorder, is due to his active service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, is related to service and has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for depression and anxiety as they are considered symptoms of the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD.

Service connection is granted for deviated septum, back disability (lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis), left elbow lateral epicondylitis, left wrist tendonitis, psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder), non-allergic rhinitis, enlarged tonsils, anemia, and disability manifested by widespread muscle and joint pain.,Service connection is denied for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, is granted as incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a failure to associate all available VA treatment records pre-dating the April 2020 SOC with the claims file.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, is related to his active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD, is at least as likely as not related to his service in which he found dead bodies. Therefore, the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety, and depression are granted as service-connected. The Veteran's insomnia is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome with major depressive-like episode, anxiety disorder due to chronic pain syndrome, and chronic pain syndrome, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities of right lateral collateral ligament sprain with fibular fracture and residuals, and residuals of coccygeal fracture.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed.,The claims for service connection for migraines and a gynecological disorder, to include vaginitis, are readjudicated based on new evidence.

The Veteran's notice of disagreement was not timely filed, and the appeal is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and verification of his periods of service. The Board also notes that there was a duty to assist error in the initial decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's narcolepsy and its relationship to his service-connected conditions. The VA will obtain an addendum opinion from a qualified clinician to address these issues.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines and posttraumatic stress disorder, do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board denied his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding her lower back disability and psychiatric disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it found that service connection for depression and anxiety with alcohol and substance abuse disorder had been in effect for over 10 years, thus protected from being severed. The original grant of service connection was not based on fraud.