Anxiety decisions — 2026

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an adjustment disorder, finding that there was no current diagnosis and that the claimed conditions were at least as likely caused by in-service experiences. The Veteran had been granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with single episode of moderate major depressive disorder (also claimed as insomnia) in a prior rating decision.

The Board has dismissed the issues of higher initial ratings for service-connected bilateral knee disability, migraine variants, and bilateral hearing loss as well as service connection for generalized anxiety disorder. The issues of service connection for right elbow lateral epicondylitis and left elbow lateral epicondylitis are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. Service connection for depression is also remanded due to conflicting diagnoses.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for GAD prior to March 25, 2022 due to insufficient evidence of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has granted service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as well as generalized anxiety disorder. The past due benefits awarded in the June 2024 rating decision are eligible for direct payment of attorney fees at a rate of 20%. Service connection for GAD was not initially granted, so no fees can be paid from the July 2024 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. A compensable rating was granted for headaches from May 4, 2020, but no higher. The claim for a higher rating for the psychiatric disability was also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and failure to obtain an adequate VA examination with medical opinions.

The claim for a higher disability rating for general anxiety disorder is dismissed. The claims of service connection for left hip disorder, hearing loss disorder, intermittent ventricular arrhythmia, and status post appendectomy residuals are granted for readjudication.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, are caused by his in-service stressor. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and a sleep disorder as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and the Veteran's statements regarding their onset in service are not credible.

The appeal for service connection for left foot tendonitis is dismissed.,A separate disability rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression and generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks due to military sexual trauma, to include bruxism, separate and apart from the rating for a traumatic brain injury, is denied.,An initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression and generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks due to military sexual trauma, to include bruxism and traumatic brain injury, is denied.,An initial disability rating of 30 percent, and no higher, for service-connected Meniere's syndrome is granted. The appeal for a separate rating for service-connected Meniere's syndrome is moot and dismissed.,The appeal for effective dates prior to December 13, 2021, for the award of service connection for left hip osteoarthritis, left hip limitation of abduction and rotation, left hip limitation of extension, right hip osteoarthritis, right hip limitation of abduction and rotation, and right hip limitation of extension is dismissed.,The appeal for a separate disability rating for bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis is remanded. The appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected bilateral pes planus to include plantar fasciitis is remanded.,The appeal for service connection for right ankle ankylosis, left ankle ankylosis, and service connection for iron deficiency (anemia) are remanded. The motion for revision, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, of the April 24, 1995, Rating Decision, which denied service connection for a left leg disability is also remanded.,The appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected left knee disability and right knee disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and requests for additional evidence. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than insomnia, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is being reviewed.

The Board has granted service connection for a depressive disorder, finding that the symptoms had their onset during service and have continued since then.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and PTSD, are related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for depression and anxiety, hearing loss, tendonitis, PTSD, and headaches has been granted. The appeals for service connection for hearing loss and tendonitis are denied. The appeals for service connection for PTSD and headaches are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for an earlier effective date and special monthly compensation based on factual aid and attendance due to missing private treatment records. The Veteran is asked to provide VA with authorization forms for his medical providers, including mental health ones, and requests for these records are made.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The evidence is at least in equipoise to show that his current mental health issues are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The rating for PTSD was not granted, and the claims for left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy, left knee arthroplasty and rheumatoid arthritis, and right knee arthritis were also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the claimed disabilities and active service. The Appellant's neck condition, anxiety and depression are also being reviewed in light of a potential nexus with her chronic pain.

The Veteran's other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder is related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims of entitlement to service connection for anxiety and depression are remanded as a new opinion is needed. The claim for TDIU is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for hypertension and generalized anxiety disorder due to duty-to-assist errors, as well as issues with nexus opinions.