Anxiety decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew his appeals for an initial rating higher than 50 percent and an earlier effective date for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma and stressor disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, based on the Veteran's in-service stressors of military sexual trauma and having to hide her sexuality.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and anxiety, special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for other specified depressive/anxiety disorder with mild alcohol use disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood and PTSD, to ensure compliance with a pre-decisional duty to assist by obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for anxiety disorder, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for mood disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder to correct an error in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for unspecified anxiety and alcohol use disorders but granted a TDIU from October 13, 2015, to January 25, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression and PTSD, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder from August 22, 2018 to September 12, 2018, but denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent prior to that date.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to clarify the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and traumatic brain injury residuals.

The Board remands the claim for an extraschedular total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 30, 2020, as it needs additional medical evidence to differentiate between symptoms attributable to service-connected and non-service-connected conditions.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety, depressed mood and insomnia.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, and TBI due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that his symptoms were productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, unspecified, due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's reported military sexual traumas.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for a higher disability rating and earlier effective dates for the anxiety disorder, as well as an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance, due to missing non-VA treatment records.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure all necessary evidence is obtained and a VA examination is conducted.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address the current level of severity of the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.