Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for a back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete records, including private treatment records from Riverside and a doctor treating the Veteran for his kidney.

The Veteran's initial TBI rating from July 16, 2012 to April 2, 2024 is granted at a 50 percent level. Ratings higher than 70 percent since April 2, 2024 are denied.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no effective date adjustments are granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the initial rating for left shoulder osteoarthritis was also denied. The Veteran's anxiety condition, sensitivity to bright lights (secondary to migraines), and sinusitis were not granted service connection. Other conditions like hypertension, IBS, and eczema were also denied.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to lack of current diagnosis. The claim for other specified anxiety disorder is remanded as the VA examiner's opinion was insufficient.

Your appeals for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder have been dismissed as moot because you are now service-connected for these conditions due to a prior grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Personality Disorder and Anxiety Disorder (secondary to Major Depressive Disorder) are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The case must be returned to the AOJ to obtain an addendum opinion from a qualified medical professional regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were noted in service and continued after separation, meeting the criteria for service connection. However, his depression and anxiety disorders are not related to service.

Your TDIU claim has been granted and effective since May 23, 2022. The appeal is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in your favor.

The Veteran's PTSD and TBI symptoms have been rated at a 70 percent level, effective from November 11, 2020.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, is related to service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety. The decision finds that there is a nexus between the Veteran's in-service experiences and her current mental health conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent evaluation from March 21, 2019 to March 24, 2022.

The Veteran's MDD with GAD was granted a 70% rating as of July 1, 2020. She also received an effective date for TDIU of July 1, 2020.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for thoracolumbar spine disability, IBS, sciatic pain, anxiety, and depression as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service event that would support these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete records, lack of adequate etiology opinions, and need for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified anxiety disorder and adjustment disorder with depressed mood is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis remains rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence not being considered, and the Veteran is asked to provide any additional treatment records from private providers or VA clinics.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety is related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, which has been granted. The TDIU issue remains pending as the RO has not yet implemented the grant of service connection for the psychiatric condition.