Anxiety decisions — 2026

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including somatic symptom disorder and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, is rated at 70 percent effective July 2, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, was granted effective March 5, 2024. The Board found that the Veteran had continuously pursued his claim since December 13, 2022, and thus awarded a retroactive effective date of December 13, 2022.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a higher rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood as the appellant requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD and an anxiety disorder, other than the service-connected insomnia disorder. The claims for recurrent right shoulder disability, recurrent left shoulder disability, and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected insomnia disorder.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome resulting from Persian Gulf service is granted on a presumptive basis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD with depression and anxiety, bilateral carpal tunnel, lower back injury strain, and cervical spine injury strain as there is no persuasive evidence that these conditions began during or are otherwise related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 14, 2024 for a 70% rating for his Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The evidence does not support a higher rating before that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the adequacy of the VA examination and medical opinion provided prior to the rating decision on appeal. The AOJ is required to arrange for a new VA examination to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disability is related to the Veteran's military service or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and has remanded it due to new evidence received since the January 2021 rating decision.

The Veteran's PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling since May 8, 2022.

Your claim for service connection for Unspecified Depressive Disorder, anxiety, PTSD, and depression has been dismissed as the RO granted your claim on a direct basis in March 2026.

The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating due to hospital treatment more than 21 days for his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with anxiety disorder due to another medical condition is granted, effective January 29, 2024.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions has been dismissed as the claims are final due to lack of timely appeal within one year of the October 2009 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed stressors and a lack of VA examinations for all conditions. The claims are now pending with the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, on a secondary basis to her service-connected gout and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condition. The evidence did not support a finding that the psychiatric disorders were related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, and left knee disability as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.

The VA denied a request for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder prior to January 21, 2025. The appellant's claim was initially filed on December 1, 2023, and the effective date assigned is December 2, 2022.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for various conditions was improper, and restored these claims based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that the July 2025 decision denying service connection for various conditions, including anxiety and PTSD, hypertension, sleep apnea, right hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral ankle disability is vacated. The issues of service connection are being remanded due to failure to consider secondary theories and adjudicate an effective date prior to November 14, 2022 for the assignment of a 10 percent disability rating for left hip flexion.