Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder, effective January 4, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, anxiety, agitation, and sleep issues, due to in-service military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include generalized anxiety disorder, for further development and an examination.

The Veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder, anxiety disorder, borderline intellectual functioning, and dyslexia have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, but denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. The claim for service connection for a liver condition was remanded.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and right knee osteoarthritis, but denied service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right hand degenerative arthritis, left hand degenerative arthritis, left shoulder subdeltoid bursitis (claimed as degenerative arthritis), right shoulder strain (claimed as degenerative arthritis), major depressive disorder, and an anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as insomnia disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are etiologically related to his time in active service.

The appeal for initial ratings in excess of 10% for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as the appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50% for unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia, were dismissed due to untimely notice of disagreement. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, left knee pain, and migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, PTSD, headaches (including migraines), and sleep apnea syndrome as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a left knee disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, and diverticulitis. A 30 percent rating was also granted for the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder effective February 26, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a new VA examination with a different examiner.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's condition is etiologically related to his active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a sleep disorder, and hypertension. The claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for anxiety and depression, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, as it requires a new etiology opinion.

The Board denied increased ratings for tension headaches and generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder and agoraphobia, as well as service connection for a partial tear of the left achilles tendon.