Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings for various disabilities, as well as remanded several issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety, as well as antisocial personality disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and GAD, effective September 4, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and a left shoulder disability but dismissed the appeal of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder was dismissed, and the claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for right and left knee pain and dysfunction were remanded.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraines and service connection for vertigo, while denying increased ratings for anxiety disorder with depressive features to include TBI, chronic rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected chronic adjustment disorder and dismissed the claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected colon cancer, neuropathy of both lower extremities, and residual scars status post colon cancer.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for hypothyroidism from December 23, 2023 to May 7, 2024 and denied service connection for sleep apnea. The claim for anxiety, depression, and PTSD was dismissed as the Veteran is already service-connected for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder and a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder with depressive features, while denying earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) but dismissed the issues of service connection for depression, anxiety condition, social anxiety, RLS, and CFS as moot due to prior grant of benefits.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision was made.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and unspecified anxiety disorder, claimed as PTSD. The left knee disability issue was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and service connection for tinea pedis, while remanding a claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's anxiety disorder, left shoulder strain, left ankle sprain, and lumbosacral strain. The claims for service connection for bilateral hip conditions were remanded, as was a claim to dismiss special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss of creative organ.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder and remanded the increased rating claims for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis, as well as a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion, as there were pre-decisional failures in the VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, dismissed claims for service connection for anxiety disorder and depression due to improper claims processing, and remanded claims for service connection for left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and right ear hearing loss.