Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bruxism and anxiety, but granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected gastroparesis.

The veteran has formally requested the withdrawal of all pending appeals before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), anxiety, and depression due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the August 2021 rating decision.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to February 20, 2018, and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits from the same period.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to the service-connected psychiatric disorder. An initial rating of 80 percent was also granted for tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal (generalized convulsive seizures).

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to assess the appellant's mental state leading up to his discharge from service.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety and depression, as these conditions are not separate from the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD. The Board also denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The appeal seeking earlier effective dates for the awards of a 100 percent rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and a 20 percent rating for chronic right knee patellofemoral syndrome was dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, a bladder condition, and various other conditions including psychiatric issues, alopecia, musculoskeletal problems, and skin conditions. The Veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and skin cancer, but denied service connection for hemochromatosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart condition, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic, residuals of frostbite to the right and left lower extremities, and a right foot condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, PTSD, alcohol use disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include GAD and depressive disorder, as well as a cervical spine disability, right wrist pain, and left wrist pain. However, the claims for lumbar spine pain were denied.

The Board granted the restoration of a 50 percent disability rating for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and denied an increased rating greater than 50 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the severity of his symptoms did not warrant a disability rating in excess of 70 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's motions to reverse or revise prior rating decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), finding no such errors in the March 1971 and August 2004 decisions.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal request for service connection claims due to untimeliness and lack of good cause.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service.