Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder preclude substantial gainful employment, so a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and ratings. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for any of the disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, and insomnia because the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for these conditions.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died while it was pending.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as August 21, 2013.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of psychiatric disorders and TDIU. The Board will consider new evidence submitted within 90 days following the hearing.

The veteran's claim for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is granted. The Board found that the GAD was causally related to an in-service event.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of PTSD and other psychiatric disorders to obtain more evidence, including a psychological examination and Social Security Administration records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased evaluation for left knee DJD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and his claimed conditions, as well as clarification on the ranges of motion in his left knee.

The Veteran's rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was restored to 50% effective November 1, 2018.

The veteran is granted a 100% rating for anxiety disorder before December 20, 2018, but denied a higher rating after that date.

The veteran's request for an increased rating for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and nightmare disorder was denied. The claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, including herbicide exposure and as secondary to PTSD, was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's anxiety and depression, finding that the evidence does not show these conditions are related to her active-duty service.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder. The Board found that the VA medical opinions were inadequate and needed to be corrected.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety due to a personal assault during military service is granted.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD because the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and has not had one at any time during or proximate to the filing of the claim.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and psychiatric disabilities (PTSD, MDD, anxiety) due to new and relevant evidence.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, and alcohol use disorder. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with new evidence considered.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including psychiatric disabilities, TBI, sleep apnea, migraines, vertigo, hypertension, plantar fasciitis, and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a current disability or a causal relationship to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. However, the veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder (now characterized as PTSD) effective prior to May 24, 2023.