Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder and a neurocognitive disorder (Alzheimer's dementia) as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep disturbances, mild spondylosis of the lumbar spine, and anxiety condition to ensure that VA's duty to assist is followed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that his service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or additional compensation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a medical nexus opinion regarding the connection between the Veteran's currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders and his military service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and depression as they have already been granted.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, as there was no evidence of incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury in service.

The Veteran's claim for eligibility for specially adapted housing is granted due to his service-connected disabilities affecting the function of balance and propulsion, precluding locomotion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and PTSD, due to duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as a pre-decisional error was found requiring a VA opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, a compensable rating for vitreous degeneration, and an increased rating for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran is granted a Level 2 stipend under the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers due to his inability to self-sustain in the community.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse disorder as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 22, 2004, for adjustment disorder with anxiety.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and TDIU, restored a higher rating for a back condition, and remanded several other issues.

The Board granted service connection for other specified depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and increased the ratings for thoracic spine degenerative changes, right knee degenerative disease, left knee degenerative disease, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder but denied an increased rating for tinnitus.