Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2023 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings.

The Board denied service connection for lower back strain, left knee strain or sprain, tinnitus, and generalized anxiety disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, assigning October 12, 2022 as the earliest possible effective date.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to August 20, 2024, and in excess of 50 percent from that date for unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia. However, a 70 percent disability rating was granted from March 24, 2025.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as MDD and GAD, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and anxiety, as well as obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, varicose veins, right knee disability, and bilateral foot pain causing impairment in earning capacity on a direct basis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it to be related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure. The issues of service connection for anxiety and insomnia were remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and multiple musculoskeletal conditions but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding private medical records.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for a service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, beyond adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, due to an incomplete examination report.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to concurrent election of Direct Review while Higher-Level Review was pending.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, for further development of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date, finding that her symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for timely filing of an appeal request, dismissing the attempted appeal.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, but denied service connection for acne. The claim for hypertension was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 12, 2023, for the grant of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder.