Anxiety decisions — 2026

Your claim for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no further issues to address.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for a new opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's anxiety disorder.

An effective date of May 6, 2019, but not earlier, for the award of service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for a social phobia anxiety disorder is granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as depression and anxiety) was denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Agoraphobia due to a lack of adequate medical opinion based on the factual record.

The Veteran's discharge from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is being remanded due to legal and factual deficiencies in the previous decisions. The claim will be reconsidered under proper eligibility criteria, including those set forth in 38 U.S.C. § 1720G(a)(2)(C)(ii)-(iii), as determined by VA's Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT).

Service connection for a left knee disability is dismissed.,Service connection for headaches is granted. Service connection for back, dental, neck, and psychiatric disabilities (PTSD and anxiety) are denied.,Entitlement to service connection for right knee disability remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorders, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that may support his contention. The Board will provide a VA examination to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's current symptoms and his military service.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is granted at a 70 percent evaluation, effective November 17, 2022. The rating for chronic kidney disease remains noncompensable.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder with moderate anxiety, finding that the Veteran's current mental health conditions are at least as likely as not related to her military sexual trauma during active duty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, lumbosacral strain, plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid arthritis, prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, nasal disability, and pulmonary disability.

The Veteran's PTSD, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, with obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic depression was manifested by symptomatology that more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment for the period from June 28, 2008, to July 10, 2016. For the period from July 11, 2016, the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, with obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic depression was manifested by symptomatology resulting in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and initial rating of UDD due to continuous pursuit within one year after receipt of the original claim. The effective dates remain December 7, 2009.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder is rated at 70 percent, which meets the criteria for this rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the PACT Act requiring a TERA-specific examination and secondary service connection evaluations.

The Veteran's service connection claims for COPD, sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss are granted. The remaining conditions (headaches, left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, left hip disorder, back disorder, cervical spine disorder, tremors of the right upper extremity, tremors of the left upper extremity, anxiety disorder, and depression) were denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's bipolar II disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder are granted a disability rating of 70 percent. The claim for an increased rating for scoliosis is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for PTSD and service connection for hypertension were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for either condition.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder results in occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's headaches, which are secondary to TMJ, have been granted a 50% rating effective July 30, 2018. The Veteran has also been granted TDIU as of the same date due to his service-connected disabilities.