Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, insomnia, a lumbar spine disability, and bilateral knee disabilities as there was no evidence of current diagnoses related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder, right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and scar(s) of the neck. The rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain was also denied.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 1, 2017 for the Veteran's insomnia, unspecified anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, mild.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and anxiety disorder, while also denying an earlier effective date.

The appeal for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is dismissed as the benefits sought have already been fully granted.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied it for right ear hearing loss, a tooth disability, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, and a right knee disability due to procedural errors in scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder due to insufficient evidence of a current disability and no nexus to service. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, granted it for unspecified anxiety disorder, and denied it for lumbar spine osteoarthritis and a skin disability.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, granted a 10 percent rating for costochondritis, and denied an earlier effective date for the costochondritis.

Eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a December 2023 rating decision is granted.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, PTSD, sleep disturbance, right elbow disability, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to active service.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety condition with sleep disturbances and a compensable rating for a left hand scar, while remanding claims for increased ratings for left hand bennet's fracture, right elbow disability, and service connection for neck disability.

The appeal for service connection for somatic sleep disorder (also claimed as anxiety condition) is dismissed due to procedural error.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition and sinusitis, but remanded claims for a back condition, sleep disorder, bilateral foot pain, and plantar fasciitis.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for GERD was dismissed, while the claim for migraine headaches was granted. Other issues were remanded for further examination.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board finds that the Veteran has submitted new and relevant evidence in support of his claim for service connection and that readjudication is therefore warranted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for retinopathy or maculopathy and unspecified anxiety disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder, with panic and borderline personality disorder to allow VA to obtain private treatment records.