Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for right middle knuckle disability, dry eye syndrome, bilateral foot disability, cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of the upper extremities, and anxiety disorder. The claim for a stroke was denied, as well as an increased rating for respiratory disability prior to December 8, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for his psychiatric disorder and in excess of 30 percent for his ear disorder, granted a separate 10 percent rating for chronic tinnitus with dizziness and disturbance of balance, and granted individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for panic disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for migraines and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions and reduced his evaluation, as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as of April 30, 2022.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder of generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, as secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability. Service connection was also granted for pseudofolliculitis barbae, and a 20 percent rating was assigned for left ankle achilles tendonitis from October 23, 2023.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, TDIU, and earlier effective dates due to insufficient evidence linking his conditions to active service or showing a higher level of impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including stress, anxiety, and depression, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or persistent symptoms during the relevant appeal period.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, PTSD, coronary artery disease, and hypertension was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of June 2, 2009, for the grant of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder with somatic symptom disorder, and a 100 percent rating for these conditions.

The Board dismissed the claims for a compensable rating for headaches, an increased rating for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, as well as denied service connection for various conditions including allergies, bronchiectasis, nasal polyps, nausea, severe anxiety, severe depression, sexual dysfunction, suicidal ideations, and vertigo.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety, as there was no evidence of an in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for hair loss, back pain, depression and anxiety, uveitis, and joint pain as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a causal relationship to service.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, as a new medical examination is needed to address the Veteran's ongoing symptoms and diagnoses.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding claims for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the case.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal for an increased evaluation for unspecified anxiety disorder is dismissed due to mootness.