Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, and tinnitus but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis as presumptively due to particulate matter exposure and assigned initial ratings of 20 percent, 10 percent, 10 percent, and 70 percent for a thoracolumbar spine disability, right knee limitation of flexion, right knee instability, and psychiatric disability, respectively.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and chronic headaches based on in-service events.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, resolving the claim in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety effective May 18, 2022, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to that date and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder and migraines, while remanding the claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for further action.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, and OSA with insomnia, based on the evidence supporting a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and insomnia, both related to the Veteran's deployments in Southwest Asia.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation due to lack of evidence showing a belief in entitlement prior to the respective dates.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right hip ostearthritis and trochanteric bursitis, as well as anxiety. The left hand, left knee, and back disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board denied increased disability evaluations for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder, right foot hallux valgus, right foot painful scar, and right foot surgical scar. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and extensions of a temporary total rating.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood from June 22, 2020, but denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for the same condition from November 24, 2021. The claim for a higher rating for lumbar strain was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and cancer to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, due to inadequate VA examination reports and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that it was due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for obstructive sleep apnea which was granted, and granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder and anxiety, on a secondary basis due to the Veteran's service-connected physical disabilities.