Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, while granting one claim for a higher rating and another for secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, IBS, bilateral restless leg syndrome, vertigo, GAD, persistent depressive disorder, and tinnitus. The appeal was denied for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, IBS, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The effective date of March 7, 2022, was granted for the award of service connection for right lower extremity sciatica, and November 18, 2021, was granted for GERD.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for left hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and anxiety disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The appeal seeking service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood was dismissed as a matter of law due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted a 70 percent rating, and TDIU is denied. Several service connection claims are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to obesity due to service-connected disabilities and associated medications, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the appellant's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, but found that a higher rating was not warranted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus. The claims for service connection for bilateral hammertoe deformities and chronic headaches were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for 20 conditions including depression, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury, finding insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus. The Board remanded three conditions (back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, and left leg condition) for further adjudication.

The Board granted entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to the appellant's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability and an effective date of March 19, 2021, for hypertension and hemorrhagic stroke. Some claims were dismissed due to untimeliness, while others were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors and a diagnosis of PTSD that was not informed by the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and migraines due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome and an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder.

The appeal for service connection and increased rating for sinusitis and sinus headaches was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system. The claims for peripheral neuropathy, low back disability, and psychiatric disability were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, effective January 1, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for an endocrine disorder, separate and distinct from hypothyroidism, and remanded the issues of increased ratings for left knee degenerative joint disease, left shoulder DJD, and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board denied a compensable rating for chronic urticaria and a rating more than 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, while remanding claims for service connection for heart disease, anxiety condition, back strain, bilateral shin splints, left knee condition, right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition.