Anxiety decisions — 2026

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety, finding no evidence to support a nexus between his current psychiatric conditions and his active-duty service or any service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating assigned for service-connected psychiatric disability is dismissed as the AOJ has not yet readjudicated this issue after identifying a duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, due to military sexual trauma (MST) during service. The Veteran's consistent reports of two instances of MST have been corroborated by her friend and the VA examiner.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, GAD, other specified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, during the period under review. The Veteran's service records do not indicate any such diagnoses. Therefore, his claim for service connection for these conditions is denied.

The appeal for neck pain pinched nerve severe arthritis cervical spine is dismissed as a matter of law. Service connection and increased ratings are granted for major depression, mental disorder anxiety and PTSD, carpal tunnel syndrome (both wrists), and migraine including migraine variants.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety has already been granted, as the RO has already granted service connection for major depressive disorder and residuals of traumatic brain injury, which encompasses the entire appeal period.

The Board has determined that a remand is needed to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and the Veteran should be afforded a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent for service-connected adjustment disorder prior to January 9, 2026. The issue of entitlement to service connection for insomnia was dismissed due to untimeliness and lack of good cause.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability was denied. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and residuals of a left hand injury were remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability was denied. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and residuals of a left hand injury were remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for insomnia and GAD, as well as his lumbar spine disability, were granted. His claim for supraventricular arrhythmia was also granted. However, he did not receive a rating higher than the current assigned rating for his knee conditions or his colon polypectomy. The effective date of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to November 1, 2019, was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and adjustment disorder with anxiety (claimed as sleep disturbance and insomnia), finding that these conditions had their onset during or within one year of the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and adjustment disorder with anxiety (claimed as sleep disturbance and insomnia), finding that these conditions had their onset during or within one year of the Veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder and bradycardia, as these issues were not fully addressed in previous decisions.

The Veteran's appeal of his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, has been dismissed as he withdrew the appeal in a February 2026 statement.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is granted a 50 percent rating effective February 15, 2023 until prior to February 20, 2025.

The Board has granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) with agoraphobia with panic attacks as directly related to military service.

The Veteran's persistent postural-perceptual dizziness is granted a separate rating, and the evaluation of his unspecified anxiety disorder to include alcohol use disorder remains unchanged.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with agoraphobia with panic attacks is related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date for service connection of acquired psychiatric disabilities was denied as the earliest date entitlement arose is April 16, 2019, which is later than the date of receipt of his July 19, 2019 supplemental claim.