Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and unspecified anxiety disorder, as further development is necessary. The claim for left big toenail condition was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for autism, depression, and anxiety due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded several issues including service connection for PTSD, increased ratings for various hip and back conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety disorder, as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, and a left knee condition as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder; generalized anxiety disorder; and insomnia disorder, as well as obstructive sleep apnea and bruxism. The claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was denied, and the claim for service connection for a memory loss disorder and a nightmare disorder was also denied.

The Board denied the claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that new evidence did not support the Veteran's claims.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for the service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, as it caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with depressed mood to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's military personnel file, specifically documentation of his separation under code JKL (misconduct (sexual perversion)) and an accusation of rape.

The Board granted service connection for headache disorder, plantar fasciitis, left and right knee disabilities, and left and right shoulder disabilities. It also granted an initial 70 percent rating for GAD from December 30, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder, a back injury, and headaches as the Veteran failed to appear without good cause for scheduled examinations which could have produced necessary evidence.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and migraines, but denied service connection for hearing loss. The issue of entitlement to service connection for anxiety as secondary to tinnitus is remanded.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the VA Form 10182 for some issues and a prohibited concurrent election.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, finding that it was not separate and distinct from his already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 23, 2013, for the Veteran's award of service-connected disability compensation for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and social anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for a left elbow condition and remanded claims for back and neck conditions.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to the RO for a new VA compensation examination.

The Veteran's service-connected depression and anxiety alone support an award of a total disability rating based on unemployability, and he is entitled to SMC at the housebound rate effective April 1, 2023.