Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for eye disease injury with floaters was denied because the VA treatment did not cause his condition.,The earlier effective date claim for generalized anxiety with depression NOS was dismissed as the Veteran did not identify a specific rating decision to appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with claustrophobia and anxiety, was related to his active service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that the VA opinions are inadequate and remands the case for further examination and opinion to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for his claimed acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's claims for service connection for various psychiatric disorders are now recharacterized as an acquired psychiatric disorder.

Service connection is granted for PTSD. The claims of service connection for social adjustment disorder with anger issues, depression, insomnia, and anxiety are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea disorder as secondary to his service-connected insomnia disorder, MDD with anxiety, migraine headaches, and tinnitus. The decision also acknowledges that the Veteran's opioid medication taken for bilateral shoulder disorders may have contributed to his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, are granted as service connected.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for Meniere's syndrome and vertigo, insomnia, and adjustment disorder with anxiety secondary to service-connected tinnitus due to inadequate opinions regarding causation or aggravation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder, anxiety, and depression, is found to have its onset in service. High blood pressure is not related to his active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the VA examination and incomplete service records. The examiner's opinion was limited, and there is a need for further evaluation of the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and depression are related to his active duty service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected PTSD. The decision is based on pre-decisional errors and requires additional evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for cervical condition is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for major depressive disorder with anxiety is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for PTSD under the modernized review system is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding secondary service connection. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a sleep disturbance disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability and associated radiculopathy.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol disorder, finding that the Veteran's in-service stressors caused his current condition.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and other than PTSD acquired psychiatric disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to obtain National Guard records.

The Board found that the reduction in the disability rating for the service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety from 50 percent to 30 percent was proper based on improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 17, 2020, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder is denied. The Board found that VA did not fail to assist in filing a claim, and there was no duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a disability evaluation has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates because the VA Form 10182 Decision Review Request: Board Appeal (NOD) was not timely or valid, and thus did not comply with claims-processing rules.