Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to a service-connected lumbar strain, but denied higher ratings for lumbar strain, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and anxiety disorder, NOS.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified psychotic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the appellant's symptoms had their onset during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The Board denied an increased initial rating greater than 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected mild neurocognitive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, somatic symptoms disorder with predominant pain, and TBI but remanded other issues.

The Board granted service connection for a generalized anxiety disorder with panic, alcohol use disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder based on evidence showing the conditions began during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety, and insomnia, based on new evidence that was relevant to the claim.

The Board granted service connection for depression, anxiety, and PTSD, headaches, and asthma. The claims for right hip, left hip, right knee, left knee, right shoulder, back, and neck disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety based on a personal assault, as well as a fatigue disorder, to include chronic fatigue syndrome, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and OSA.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, secondary to service-connected disabilities, effective from September 17, 2018. The Veteran was also granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from September 17, 2018 to January 10, 2020.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for anxiety disorder and 20 percent for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, but remanded service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood with alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher initial disability rating and TDIU, finding that his generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder did not cause total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for the period from June 4, 2013.

The Board granted service connection for a disability characterized by low testosterone, a right wrist disability, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development, including obtaining additional medical records and an opinion regarding the Veteran's prostate cancer treatment.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine condition, allergic rhinitis, and a mental health condition with anxiety and insomnia due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood prior to February 27, 2020, and entitlement to TDIU prior to the same date.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder, finding it related to his active service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for hearing loss. Several issues related to service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence supports its onset during active duty.