Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder, finding it was attributable to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, insomnia, delusional disorder, mood disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and adjustment disorder.

The Board denied an evaluation higher than 50 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety from the period prior to January 9, 2024. The issue of a higher evaluation for adjustment disorder with anxiety from January 9, 2024 is dismissed as moot. The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder to ensure that all relevant evidence is considered.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with delayed expression, OCD, and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, as a VA examination is necessary to determine its etiology.

The appeal for service connection for depression, anxiety, and extreme aggression was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision could be made.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which include lumbar and cervical spine disabilities with bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathies.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left eye corneal haze and remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with depressive features and cannabis use disorder, as well as service connection for an eye disability other than left eye corneal haze.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right hip, left hip, right leg, left leg, right shoulder, left shoulder, upper back, lower back, and anxiety/nerves were dismissed due to an improperly completed notice of disagreement.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, to include adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's other specified anxiety disorder is secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, based on the evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's active-duty service and his current psychiatric condition.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee degenerative arthritis, and an effective date of April 25, 2019, but no earlier, for the grant of a 70 percent evaluation for unspecified anxiety disorder (UAD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and service connection for various disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.