Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher disability ratings, as well as denied a compensable rating for left and right hip strains with impairment.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include anxiety and depression, based on a medical opinion linking the conditions to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Agoraphobia as well as cervical spine strain, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy. A 40 percent rating was assigned for gastritis.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for anxiety is dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted in full.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not show that his service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The appeal for service connection for an anxiety condition and migraines has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar II disorder with anxiety is granted a 100 percent rating, the maximum schedular rating.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while granting service connection for hypertension.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD, depressive disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, MDD, anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder. The claim for TDIU prior to November 10, 2021 was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating higher than 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and service connection for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

The Board granted service connection for anxiety condition, insomnia, memory loss, and unspecified depressive disorder. The claims for cervical strain, CFS, ED, fibromyalgia, GERD, hemorrhoids, HTN, IBS, LLE radiculopathy, RLE radiculopathy, LUE radiculopathy, RUE radiculopathy, sinusitis, OSA, and the ratings for allergic rhinitis and migraine headaches were denied.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, headaches, a neck disorder, an upper back disorder, a lower back disorder, and a left arm disorder as there was no evidence of current disabilities during the appeal period.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, asthma, and sinusitis as they have been granted and rendered moot.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant and no eligible person has been identified for substitution.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for adjustment disorder, GERD, migraines, and syncope disorder due to her failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the symptoms did not warrant a higher disability rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension due to a need for additional evidence, including VA examination with opinion and SSA records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, and an anxiety condition, as well as a TDIU, to attempt to verify in-service stressors and provide additional medical opinions.