Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for PTSD, depression, and/or anxiety before a decision was made.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and remanded the issues of service connection for anxiety disorder, assignment of a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU due to unresolved VA duties to assist.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for mental, anxiety and depression (claimed as secondary to a service-connected disability) and coronary artery disease (claimed as heart attack). The issues are related to whether these conditions are related to active service or to his service-connected disabilities of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,The Board also found that the Veteran's coronary artery disease is not related to service, despite evidence showing he had chest pain during service. The examiner was instructed to consider this information in their review.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, which meets the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for GERD, a psychiatric disorder other than insomnia, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. A new examination is required in each case.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected sinusitis or adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The VA will need to provide a new examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for depression and sleeplessness, both secondary to service-connected tinnitus, have been denied. The claim for anxiety is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset in service or post-service incident.,The Veteran's vertigo claim related to his service-connected tinnitus has also been remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder unspecified, and unspecified depressive disorder as these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent from March 13, 2013. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Board has decided to remand the case for an addendum opinion from a clinician regarding whether the Veteran's anxiety is related to his active-duty service and if it can be differentiated from his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, back disability, ulcer, and acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's claim for service connection is not granted as there is no evidence that his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome, with effective dates set to January 15, 2021.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been granted and you are now receiving a 50% evaluation effective February 29, 2016. The appeal is dismissed as the issue has been fully resolved.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and unspecified traumatic disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder. The decision is based on evidence showing a current diagnosis of these conditions and a nexus to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment, as he maintains full-time employment that is more than marginal.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic renal disease, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee osteoarthritis and the medication prescribed for those disabilities.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder are currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating for these conditions. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 21, 2020, for a 100% rating for his service-connected insomnia disorder, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder has been granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected persistent depressive disorder and social anxiety disorder.