Anxiety decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was denied. The claims for right ear hearing loss and anxiety were remanded for further evaluation.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was dismissed because the veteran was already granted service connection for a depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, rated as 100% disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain and service connection for depression and anxiety as secondary to tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for multiple conditions were denied. The claim for anemia was remanded.

The veteran's request for a rating higher than 70% for PTSD was denied. However, the veteran was granted TDIU due to psychiatric disability alone from March 28, 2019, to October 12, 2021, and from February 14, 2022.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, so it was dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected anxiety disorder. The decision was based on insufficient evidence showing symptoms affecting occupational and social functioning.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder. The decision was based on evidence showing that the anxiety disorder caused or aggravated the GERD.

The Veteran's appeal for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted because the evidence showed that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The veteran was granted a 50% rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety and service connection for right ankle disability. Service connection for hearing loss was denied, and other issues were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder was granted. The claim for a left ankle disorder was remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of depression and anxiety due to lung cancer was denied. The claims for a higher rating for lung cancer and service connection for COPD were remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of restless leg syndrome (RLS) because a VA examination was not conducted to determine if RLS is related to the veteran's service-connected conditions.

The appeal is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Board needs new opinions on whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder was aggravated by service-connected heart disability and/or diabetes.

The Board granted the Veteran's attorney fees of 20 percent of past-due benefits awarded in a March 2023 rating decision. The appeal was based on increased evaluations for unspecified anxiety disorder and CABG.

The appeal for service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety was dismissed because the veteran was already granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for both tinnitus and unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link to the veteran's service.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically social anxiety disorder with persistent adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, has been granted. The decision is based on the evidence being in equipoise, meaning it is equally balanced.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, GERD, IBS, right ankle condition, anxiety, and depression. It remanded decisions on tinnitus, right index finger, right thumb condition, and scars.