Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no evidence of a current disability during the period on appeal. The claims for sleep disorder, to include sleep apnea, and schizoaffective disorder were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for tinnitus, while remanding claims for service connection for an anxiety condition, back strain, bilateral pes planus, left shoulder condition, right knee condition, and dizziness.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to ensure all mental health conditions are considered.

The Board remands the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's stressor allegations.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and initial disability ratings in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder, with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for anxiety to the AOJ/RO for further development, including obtaining a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with depressed mood, finding a causal relationship to the Veteran's military service. The sinus claim was remanded for further development.

The appeal challenging the proposed severance of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and erectile dysfunction was dismissed as the notice of disagreement did not properly initiate an appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of October 29, 2021 for the award of service connection and increased ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks. The claim for sleep apnea was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and depression, as there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric condition under DSM-5.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for any acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety as the evidence showed that the symptoms were not severe enough to impact occupational and social functioning or require medication.

The Board granted an initial disability evaluation of 70 percent, but no higher, prior to December 18, 2023, for a psychiatric condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia, due to a need for further development of evidence related to in-service stressors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty to assist error and readjudicate on the merits.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for adjustment disorder, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options under the modernized review system.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as anxiety, to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and remanded claims for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and remanded the claims for post deviated nasal septum repair, to include residuals, and any psychiatric condition, to include bipolar disorder and anxiety.