Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability and right Achilles tendon disability, effective the day after the Veteran's discharge from service. The claim for a heart disability was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, as new and relevant evidence has been received but was not considered in the previous decision.

The Board granted a maximum disability rating of 50 percent for service-connected headaches and a 70 percent rating, but no higher, for generalized anxiety disorder, effective July 19, 2021.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted a 20 percent rating for prostate cancer, and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also denied service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, gout, and tremors.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including depression, anxiety, and memory loss, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for other specified anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities are at least as likely as not related to active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder (MDD), and anxiety, based on the Veteran's active-duty service in Thailand during the Vietnam War.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for anxiety, insomnia, and depression due to an impermissible concurrent election of a Notice of Disagreement with a supplemental claim.

The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and shortness of breath, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service. The anxiety condition was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his unspecified anxiety disorder because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability was granted an initial rating of 70 percent, and earlier effective dates were granted for TDIU, special monthly compensation, and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for anxiety and depression due to a need for a medical examination and opinion.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety, effective February 25, 2025.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, due to a need for additional evidence and medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, irritable bowel syndrome, right knee condition, left knee condition, and migraine but denied service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, granted service connection for rhinitis, and denied service connection for sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and an initial evaluation of 30 percent for hypothyroidism, with an effective date from November 30, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his combined service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.