Anxiety decisions — 2024

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including anxiety and depression, is related to his duties in the Airborne infantry during service.,The Veteran's left wrist sprain is proximately due to his service-connected right and left knee conditions. The VA examiner opined that it was more likely than not that his service-connected knee conditions have worsened his acquired psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking and/or mood. The Board finds that a uniform 70 percent rating is warranted for the entire appeal period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Trichotillomania, are not related to service. The case is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs to provide an additional VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including failing to provide a VA examination for PTSD and relying on an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for insomnia, unspecified depressive disorder, and anxiety have been dismissed. The claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right thumb wound, headache disability, right eye scar, head trauma, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left ear injury, right arm scar, chest scar, forehead scar, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety). The evidence does not support current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed psychiatric, foot, elbow, hip, knee, and ankle disabilities. The claims are related to service-connected hepatitis C.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted with an effective date of July 7, 2020. The Board found that the earliest date of entitlement arose was December 27, 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD, MDD, and GAD are causally related to his military service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of diabetes mellitus, pancreatic cancer, tremor disorder, liver cancer, lung cancer, and cause of death due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent for traumatic brain injury (TBI) prior to May 14, 2021 is being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board also notes that the Veteran has a separate service-connected psychiatric disability and asserts secondary service connection for voiding dysfunction.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective July 1, 2019.,Basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is established as of July 1, 2019.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating for service-connected major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder has been withdrawn by their authorized representative.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, right hip condition, and left hip condition are all granted. However, the Veteran's sleep apnea, right hip condition, and left hip condition are denied as not related to service.

For the entire period on appeal, the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder has been rated at 50 percent and is now granted a 70 percent rating.,The Veteran was also granted TDIU for the entire period of appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including MDD, somatic symptom disorder, and generalized anxiety, is rated at 70 percent effective December 28, 2021.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is at least as likely as not related to service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, anxiety, dizziness, and headaches have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.