Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma. The case will be reviewed again with consideration of new evidence and a thorough examination.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent rating for vertigo associated with the service-connected TBI, but has remanded the issue of whether the Veteran's adjustment disorder is related to her TBI.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no current diagnosis of a mental disorder during the appeal period.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and anxiety disorder, is rated at 70 percent from October 10, 2012. The effective date for the TDIU has been set to October 10, 2012.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder as secondary to his service-connected Cushing's disease.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of February 13, 2013 for the award of service connection for PTSD, intermittent explosive disorder, and persistent depressive disorder (also claimed as depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder). The decision is based on evidence showing that the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms first manifested prior to discharge.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, rating increases, and TDIU due to incomplete development of his medical records and inadequate opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's combined disability rating was restored to 100 percent due to CUE in the December 2019 rating decision, which incorrectly reduced his overall disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 23, 2020 for the 70 percent evaluation of service-connected PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to July 21, 2017 for the grant of eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 35 (DEA) is denied.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including alcohol use disorder, dementia, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia disorder, and major depressive disorder, as well as a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for adhesive pleurisy and painful scar. The decision also noted that the appellant did not meet the criteria to be considered a dependent child or have evidence showing she bore the expense of the Veteran's last illness and burial.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for anxiety disorder, service connection for GERD, and service connection for a neurogenic bladder were denied as the Veteran failed to report for necessary VA examinations without showing good cause.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The Veteran seeks service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, finding that his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability has caused mild to moderate symptoms, and the Board finds that a higher initial rating of more than 50 percent is not warranted.

The Board has decided to remand both increased rating claims for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and hemorrhoids due to errors in the initial examination reports. The AOJ will obtain all relevant treatment records, including those from private therapists, and schedule new examinations to evaluate the current severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified anxiety disorder has been granted a 70 percent rating, but no higher. The criteria for this rating have been met based on the severity of symptoms such as flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, and difficulty in understanding complex commands.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, finding that it had its onset during his military service.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral flat feet is dismissed.,Service connection for PTSD is denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, is granted.

The Board has granted an initial 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, effective from September 30, 2019. The rating is based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.