Anxiety decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a pre-duty to assist error, as new and relevant evidence was received after the May 2024 denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus between the Veteran's service and his current anxiety disorder.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for anxiety and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and these issues are therefore dismissed.

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

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but remanded the claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran was granted a 100 percent disability rating for an acquired psychiatric condition, special monthly compensation based on a total disability rating plus additional service-connected disabilities rated 60 percent disabling, and an effective date of November 26, 2016, but no earlier, for the grant of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, as there was no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disability during the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include adjustment disorder and insomnia disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The proposed severance of service connection for various conditions was dismissed as the Veteran's appeal was invalid due to the nature of the May 2024 rating decision.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and physical ailments, as no proper disagreement was filed prior to the December 2023 VA Form 10182.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, depression, back pain, erectile dysfunction, and others, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms reasonably associated with the disorders claimed.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and anxiety, as there was no evidence of an in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between the conditions and military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, as the evidence did not support a causal nexus between the claimed in-service stressor and the current disability.

The Board remands the appeal to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to obtaining treatment records from Dr. A.N.

The Board remands the case to obtain private medical records from Dr. B.C. for treatment of anxiety disorder from 2007 onwards.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding several issues for further development.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and multiple musculoskeletal disorders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and an initial increased rating for a right ankle condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection and rating appeals.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.