Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active service and are related to his military experience.

The appeal for an effective date earlier than July 14, 2020, for service connection for an acquired mental disorder was dismissed as untimely.

The Board granted a March 2, 2020, effective date for a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and chronic depressed mood (ADO) but denied an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for headaches.

The Board grants service connection for generalized anxiety disorder based on the Veteran's in-service stressful and traumatic events.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service-connected tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, left, major depressive disorder (MDD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 30 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, and in excess of 20 percent for a lumbosacral strain (back disability) and cervical strain (neck disability), as well as separate ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. A rating of 30 percent was granted for the neck disability starting from May 22, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for GERD and an unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and a bilateral foot disability, while denying service connection for PTSD, any other 'stress disorder', and remanding the claims for a left calf disability and back disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and an earlier effective date, but remanded service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, PTSD, and alcohol use disorder, based on a positive link to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified anxiety disorder, depressive mood disorder, and insomnia disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The appeals for service connection for PTSD and anxiety, as well as COPD, were dismissed due to untimely notices of disagreement.

The Veteran's service connection for generalized anxiety disorder was granted, while several other claims for increased ratings were denied. A 10 percent rating was also granted for certain scars starting from September 24, 2021.

The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, claimed as anxiety and depression, was dismissed due to the grant of service connection for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 14, 2020, for the award of a 70 percent rating for service-connected generalized anxiety and unspecified depressive disorder, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, traumatic brain injury, loss of strength right index finger, and posttraumatic degenerative joint disease left index finger.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of December 27, 2022, for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and binge eating disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric/psychological condition, to include adjustment disorder with anxious mood, other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, and anxiety due to an inadequate VA medical examination.