Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for malaria and prostate cancer, while remanding claims for a kidney disorder, sinusitis, respiratory disorders, eye/vision disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, but denied service connection for an anxiety condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychological condition, to include anxiety and schizophrenia, as they are drug-induced and unrelated to active-duty service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to the RO's failure to substantially comply with previous remand directives.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder, but not higher.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disabilities were granted a 70 percent evaluation, and TDIU was also granted.

The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for atrial fibrillation, a compensable rating for restless leg syndrome, and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome. However, the Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to untimely filings or lack of jurisdiction.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for anxiety, finding that the proper effective date is April 28, 2023.

The appeal for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis was dismissed, while ratings were restored for several conditions and a TDIU was granted.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and chronic depressed mood, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for a mental health disability to include depression and anxiety (other than service-connected PTSD) as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis apart from the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic, but denied earlier effective dates and service connection for left ankle condition, right ankle condition, and stress fracture of the right femur.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder for purposes of compensation.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired mental health condition, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The issues of service connection for left leg disability status post left femur fracture, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, and left leg condition were remanded.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and denied an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, other specified personality disorder, and persistent depressive disorder. The claims for allergic rhinitis and headaches were denied, while the claims for radiculopathy in both lower extremities as secondary to lumbosacral strain were granted.

The Board denied readjudication of the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an anxiety condition, a seizure disorder, and high blood pressure as there was no new and relevant evidence submitted.

The Board remands the claim for a VA mental health examination to determine the current nature and likely etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.