Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 10, 2008, for the award of a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder was granted a 70 percent rating from November 9, 2007 to December 28, 2012, but no higher.

The Board granted a revision of the August 2004 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to reflect an initial 50 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder, effective July 28, 2003.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and bipolar disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current anxiety/depression and his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial, compensable rating for specific phobia with anxiety and service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral elbow disorders, a psychiatric disorder, and a migraine disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, secondary to gallbladder surgery residuals. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for a heart condition was also granted, while the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for an anxiety condition was dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as additional evidence needs to be considered.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, depression, anxiety, and insomnia to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder, due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include an anxiety disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining an etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's anxiety disorder.

The Board grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and tremors, but granted service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board granted a 100 percent schedular rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD on and after August 14, 2023, and established basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

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

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for anxiety was withdrawn by the Veteran through his representative.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for anxiety was withdrawn by the Veteran through his representative.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 26, 2020, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.