Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include claustrophobia and anxiety, for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed condition.

The Board denied service connection for right leg restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and other specified personality disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, as the weight of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder began during or is otherwise related to active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition, to include anxiety disorder and habit and impulse disorder, as an adequate medical opinion is needed.

The Board remands the claim for an unspecified anxiety disorder as secondary to service-connected neuropathy, left upper extremity, due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, for a new medical examination and opinion.

The Board grants service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder, evaluated as 30 percent disabling, effective October 27, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of the Veteran's service-connected conditions due to inadequate VA examinations and concerns about the Veteran's credibility regarding the reported severity of his disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for existing disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in severity.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, and Alzheimer's disease, to include major neurocognitive disorder, due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The appeal for an earlier effective date and initial disability rating was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent from July 11, 2019 for unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder, to obtain additional evidence and a medical opinion.

The Board granted initial ratings of 70%, 20%, and 50% for unspecified anxiety disorder, lumbosacral strain and sacroiliac sclerosis to include intervertebral disc syndrome, and migraines respectively, effective from June 1, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety and depression, due to military sexual trauma for a new VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with panic attacks, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome. The rating for the veteran's migraine headaches was affirmed at 50 percent.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and trigeminal nerve paralysis, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left knee strain. The status post left hand (ring finger) fracture with residual pain was also granted.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent disabling for adjustment disorder with anxiety, finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, effective September 8, 2018.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 5, 2023, for service connection for other specified anxiety disorder with other specified depressive disorder and denied a higher initial rating. The appeal to establish an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance was dismissed.