Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for chronic anxiety and major depressive disorder, leading to the dismissal of these appeals.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder, mild recurrent, effective July 16, 2021, and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to that date. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for an anxiety disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety and depression. The claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and the need for a medical examination that addresses all theories of entitlement.

The Board remands the service connection claim for unspecified anxiety disorder due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is granted a 70 percent rating from March 6, 2015. The claims for an initial compensable rating and earlier effective date for the head scar are denied.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, right knee disability, back disability, HTN, and ED due to deficiencies in the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disabilities as secondary to chronic shoulder pain, IBS, and leg pain.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for anxiety disorder and in excess of 20 percent for scoliosis, thoracic spine with lumbar curvature T12-L4 and low back pain due to outstanding SSA records.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), to include anxiety, insomnia, phobia, and intermittent explosive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal seeking service connection for a low back condition, anxiety condition, and shortness of breath is dismissed as it was found to be a duplicate appeal.

The Board denied service connection for left leg radiculopathy and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including adjustment disorder, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathies, and left knee disability.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for migraines and denied the claim for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for eczema of the hands, a psychiatric disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder, due to an inaccurate VA examination.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for asthma, sleep apnea, sleep disturbances, and anxiety condition was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review mechanisms that is prohibited.