Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and relevant evidence being received since the December 2018 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include an anxiety disorder, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder alone prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and an effective date of November 9, 2019, for the award of a TDIU is granted.

The Board remands the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome, both claimed as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anemia.

The Board remands the case to obtain a retrospective medical opinion on the extent that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities affect his ability to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, GAD, and MDD due to MST based on a positive nexus opinion from a private medical provider.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as he did not submit a formal application within one year of his initial informal claims.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, currently diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and alcohol use disorder, mild, in partial sustained remission. The heart and hypertension issues were remanded.

The appeal for increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected conditions was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder, finding that the symptoms more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted increased initial ratings, earlier effective dates, and service connection for the veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, as well as a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and substance use disorder as secondary to GAD.

The appeal for service connection for depression, anxiety, migraine headaches, and a right knee condition was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, onychomycosis, prostate cancer, and generalized anxiety disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder, for further development of evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or symptoms related to such conditions.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active service.

The Board denied service connection for a digestive disability, but restored the 30% rating for GERD and granted an initial 50% rating for anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder, unspecified persistent mood disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.