Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by attempting to obtain the Veteran's active-duty service treatment records.

The Veteran's disability for a painful scar, chin was granted an increased rating of 40 percent from August 2, 2019. The effective date for the earlier increased ratings for scars, face and head were granted as April 30, 2022, but denied prior to May 3, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, low back disorder, bilateral foot condition, and right shoulder condition as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety disorder, acne, heart palpitations/mitral valve prolapse, irritable bowel syndrome and esophagitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy, effective April 1, 2017. It denied an earlier effective date for migraines, pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and hallux valgus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for an anxiety disorder and a left knee disability, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for an anxiety disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a headache disorder, and vasovagal syncope to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70% rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia, finding that the reduction from 70% to 50% was improper. The Board also denied an increased rating in excess of 70%.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an anxiety condition, a depression condition, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence of separate current disabilities manifesting as anxiety or depression disorders that would warrant any separate compensable ratings.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining records related to the Veteran's discharge and treatment records from Tyler Mental Health.

The Board granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and increased the rating for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) to 70 percent.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified schizophrenia and other specified anxiety, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his reports of symptoms during active service.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified schizophrenia and other specified anxiety, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his reports of symptoms during active service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, an evaluation greater than 30 percent for residuals of right foot surgery, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a service-connected disability, and eligibility for special monthly compensation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, for further development of the record.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for the service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, as the evidence supports occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified schizophrenia and other specified anxiety, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his reports of symptoms during active service.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied service connection for anxiety and depression.

The Board denied service connection for depression and anxiety, but remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), headaches, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied readjudication of the claims for service connection for an anxiety disorder, a lumbar spine disability, and left and right lower extremity radiculopathy as new and relevant evidence was not submitted.