Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded claims for PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, memory loss, colon polyps, neck pain, lower back pain, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty to assist error, as no medical opinion was obtained regarding the Veteran's mental health conditions.

The Board remands the claim for a mental health condition, to include adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood secondary to lumbar sprain with scoliosis and reticular symptoms, for an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 3, 2013 for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The appeal for a disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for bilateral nystagmus and service connection for an anxiety disorder was dismissed, while the claims for service connection for hyperlipidemia, vitamin deficiency, and neurologic symptoms were remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and unspecified mood disorder due to incomplete or inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD), and tinnitus due to a need for additional development of evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and/or depressive disorder, due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, adjustment disorder, depression, insomnia disorder, and PTSD, due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for adjustment disorder, neck sprain and tinnitus.

The Board remands the case to arrange a VA examination and obtain an opinion addressing the likely etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder not otherwise specified.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the request for an extension of time to file an appeal and dismissed the attempted appeals of the February 2020 and September 2020 rating decisions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as an examination and medical opinion are necessary.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to a service-connected disability, but denied an initial rating greater than 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The rate of payment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective February 14, 2023, is correct; the claim is denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and insomnia, based on a verified in-service stressor.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depression, and generalized anxiety disorder, based on credible evidence of a stressor during active duty.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for hypertension based on the PACT Act. The claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia, effective from February 23, 2021.