Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 7, 2010, for entitlement to TDIU and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board granted an effective date of February 17, 2021, for the award of service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and a depressed mood.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The claim for a compensable rating for migraines was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as sleep disturbances, anxiety, PTSD, and major depression, to obtain a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety condition to include panic attacks and sleep disturbances, as well as tinnitus. The claims for kidney cancer and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for multiple acquired psychiatric and physical disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded a claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for PTSD, claimed as sleep disturbance, anxiety, and left knee disability due to lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or in-service event.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but no higher.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the initial ratings of various conditions and denied increased ratings, except for a 30 percent rating for Crohn's disease starting January 13, 2022.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 50 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for PTSD and service connection for a nervous disorder with residuals of anxiety reaction, as the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of unspecified anxiety disorder due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and generalized anxiety disorder, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, as well as total disability due to individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition to schedule a new VA examination and provide an opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions, including PTSD, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and stressor related disorder.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for service-connected psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted in full.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia to obtain a new medical opinion on whether these conditions are secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, PTSD, and a right shoulder disability to allow the AOJ to adjudicate them in the first instance based on all evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and mood disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability. The Board also denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an anxiety condition, as there was no evidence establishing a link between the current disability and active service.