Anxiety decisions — 2026

The Board has determined that there were duty to assist errors in the September 2025 rating decision and remands the case for further development.

The Veteran's mental health disorder (depression with anxiety) is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for depression and anxiety as there is insufficient evidence to determine if his current conditions are related to service. The AOJ needs to verify a claimed traumatic experience during active duty that may have caused his mental health issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and the Veteran's service records show fear of medical conditions in service. The claim will be reviewed with an updated examination.

Service connection is granted for cervical strain with right upper extremity radiculopathy. Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disorder, anxiety disorder, hemorrhoids, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety, depressive disorder, and PTSD. The decision also grants service connection for PTSD based on a personal assault during boot camp.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that there was no credible evidence of in-service events leading to current mental health conditions.

The Board has denied the appeal to restore service connection for unspecified anxiety and depressive disorders, finding that severance was proper due to clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal was not timely filed due to his mental health crisis, and the Board found no good cause for extending the time limit. The decision denying service connection is final.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Bilateral hearing loss is denied as not meeting VA compensation criteria.,Obstructive sleep apnea, left knee strain, and mental health conditions are remanded for further review.,Left knee strain is remanded for further review.,Mental health condition (anxiety, depression, and alcoholism) is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to active-duty service and granted. The Veteran does not have a left knee disability, right knee disability, or arthritis. Service connection for anxiety and depression are remanded.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed. The claim for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and GAD, are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The low back disorder claim remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder, recurrent and moderate, with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder in sustained remission, as the evidence did not indicate that a prior claim was received before November 30, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding verification of the Veteran's reported in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and their relationship to service. The VA must obtain a new opinion addressing whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, depression, and anxiety are related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in development, specifically not obtaining a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim is now being returned for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder is secondary to a service-connected condition, and the Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide an examination for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, as well as failing to verify the in-service stressors. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with these issues addressed.

The Veteran's left knee strain and psychiatric disorders (generalized anxiety disorder and depression) are granted service connection.,Service connection for a thoracolumbar disorder is granted as secondary to the service-connected left knee strain. The Veteran's CAD and DM are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure in service.,The Veteran's CAD is granted based on conceded in-service toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) and hypertension, while his DM is granted based on TERA and service-connected left knee strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder was granted with an effective date of December 26, 2024. The earliest date on which entitlement arose is also December 26, 2024.