Anxiety decisions — 2026

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, as secondary to their service-connected right eye disability. The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced symptoms related to these conditions during service and continues to experience them post-service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cardiovascular, anxiety, and bilateral foot disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is granted as service connected. The gastrointestinal disability claim is remanded for further review.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for dysthymic disorder with generalized anxiety disorder as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for anxiety due to a delayed diagnosis of a heart condition is dismissed because the grant of service connection for anxiety with major depression disorder, effective November 18, 2016, predated the date the Veteran filed his appeal.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection is denied for depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), neck disability, left upper extremity nerve condition, right upper extremity nerve condition, restless leg syndrome, left knee disability, anxiety, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, intestinal disability, hemorrhoids, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral foot disability.,Service connection is denied for neck disability. Service connection is remanded for entitlement to service connection for anxiety, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, intestinal disability, hemorrhoids, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral foot disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for PTSD. Service connection for hypertension was also granted, but only based on the PACT Act.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lumbar spine disability, a cervical spine disability, and a left knee disability due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, also claimed as anxiety. The Veteran's contentions and previous medical opinions need to be addressed by a new VA examiner.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability since October 31, 2021 due to his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims for right hip condition and foot skin condition (athlete's foot) are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in notice and an inadequate statement of reasons or bases regarding certain issues. The Veteran is being provided with a right to a hearing, and his appeal will be reconsidered.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. The claims of service connection for loss of teeth due to bone loss and migraines (headaches) are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person is remanded. The AOJ committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error by not obtaining VA examinations prior to the September 2025 rating decision, and by failing to obtain private medical records identified by the Veteran.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for TDIU as it was previously granted. The claims of increased ratings for LLE radiculopathy, RLE radiculopathy, and IBS are denied. The claim for a separate rating for RLE radiculopathy of the internal popliteal nerve is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety disorder and tinnitus, finding that there is no current disability as to either condition. The Board also found that the evidence does not support a relationship between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was rated at 30 percent prior to January 19, 2021. Effective January 19, 2021, the rating was increased to 70 percent.,For the period prior to January 19, 2021, the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his impairment was mild or transient and controlled by medication.

The Veteran's cervical strain and lumbosacral strain disabilities have been rated based on their severity, with the insomnia (now classified as generalized anxiety disorder) disability being rated separately. The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction.,For cervical strain, the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted as his symptoms do not meet or approximate those required for a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and an opinion regarding the relationship between current vision loss and in-service radiofrequency radiation exposure.