Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, ADD, adjustment disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety, and depression because new and relevant evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, insomnia, and PTSD were denied. The claim for left shoulder disability was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and anxiety, was granted. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions. The Veteran's stressor remains unverified.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, back pain, GERD, migraines, and bilateral knee pain due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The VA must obtain VA examinations to determine if the Veteran has current diagnoses of these conditions and provide medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's disabilities are directly related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, including anxiety and depression, was denied because the claim was not submitted on the correct form.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD and service connection for other psychiatric disabilities. The appeal for occupational problem was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis was granted. The claim for an anxiety condition was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, MDD, anxiety, and diabetes mellitus due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors and absence of a diagnosis for diabetes.

The Board remanded the case to obtain a new medical opinion on the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The decision is based on inadequate medical examinations and opinions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and unspecified anxiety disorder due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease was granted with an effective date of April 11, 2023. All other claims for increased disability ratings were denied due to the veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating was denied, but they were granted TDIU and SMC due to their service-connected psychiatric disabilities.

The veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder has been granted. The evidence was evenly balanced, but the benefit of the doubt was given to the veteran.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorders, substance use disorder, and TDIU due to an inadequate VA examination.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for PTSD was denied. Service connection was granted for diastasis recti, sleep apnea, and plantar fasciitis, but denied for anxiety as a separate condition from PTSD. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, as secondary to their service-connected lumbar spine and left shoulder disabilities has been granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and entitlement to TDIU due to jurisdictional issues related to the opt-in process for the modernized review system.

The Board remanded the claim for a higher rating of generalized anxiety disorder and generalized depressive disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and alcohol abuse due to inadequate notice of a scheduled VA examination.