Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board remands all the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing additional forms to the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the May 2024 rating decision on appeal.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and earlier effective date claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the evidence persuasively supports a link between the Veteran's current condition and his active military service. The obstructive sleep apnea claim was remanded due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, cervical strain associated with lumbar strain, lumbar strain, and left hip strains.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bipolar II disorder, migraines, and respiratory issues, preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and generalized anxiety disorder, as a VA examination is needed to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's service and his current mental health conditions.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease with left rotoscoliosis and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including depression and anxiety, was granted.

The Veteran is granted a 70 percent disability rating for his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder for the period on appeal prior to November 23, 2018.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted service connection due to its causal relationship with his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The other claims for service connection are remanded for further development.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD, as well as a traumatic brain injury (TBI), due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied increased ratings for anxiety disorder, degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder, and seborrheic dermatitis as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Board remands the matter for an independent medical expert opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was remanded for further development.