Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board allowed a 20-percent evaluation for bilateral tinea pedis, an earlier effective date was denied for service connection for tinnitus, and a 100-percent evaluation was granted from July 16, 2018, for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and a depressed mood.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for depression and anxiety to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's treatment for alopecia areata in service.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and initial rating, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and restored a 20 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder, while denying service connection for hypersomnia and respiratory disorders. The Board also granted increased ratings for migraines and left and right knee strains.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decisional errors and obtain a new medical opinion.

The Board is remanding the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition due to insufficient evidence and a need for a medical examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone or in combination, do not preclude his ability to obtain or maintain employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an anxiety condition and depression/insomnia due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for readjudication of her claim for service connection for general anxiety disorder, as new and relevant evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for dermatitis and service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety condition, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, as secondary to a service-connected disability for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an anxiety disorder based on a direct link to the Veteran's active service, finding that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the condition was incurred during or attributable to service.

The Veteran was granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic, effective from the dates of service connection.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder (MDD), recurrent, with unspecified anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder from February 27, 2023, but denied a higher rating. The service connection for mixed anxiety disorder was dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a VA examination and determine if the Veteran's condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected left femur neck fracture conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 18, 2022, for his generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for anxiety and adjustment disorders, but remanded the claim for service connection for osteopenia, left hip.