Anxiety decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to make reasonable efforts in identifying or obtaining all relevant military personnel records prior to rendering the decision on appeal, and for scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to his active-duty service and has been granted.,New evidence has been received regarding the Veteran's anxiety, which will be readjudicated.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, right and left ear tinnitus, and knee disabilities have been granted. The hearing loss claims are being remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for dizziness, an acquired psychiatric condition to include anxiety, somatic symptoms disorder, and memory loss, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with major depressive disorder have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal before a hearing was held.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence for the Veteran's previously denied claims of service connection for Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, Chronic, and PTSD. The claims are being remanded to allow for readjudication on their merits.

Your claim for service connection for anxiety disorder has been granted, effective February 7, 2024. The appeal is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in your favor.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as they are moot.

The Board has determined that more development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current disabilities are related to service, but as of now, there is no evidence supporting a finding of service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that more development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current disabilities are related to service, but as of now, there is no evidence supporting a finding of service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for mixed anxiety and depressive disorder is granted, effective September 23, 2025. The claim of service connection for glioblastoma is denied. The application to readjudicate the TDIU claim is granted.

The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD to include generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol abuse is dismissed. The claim for service connection for skin carcinoma of the face and right ear is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to December 16, 2024.

The Veteran was not found to be unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, as he had worked as a concrete finisher for at least two years during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and relevant VA treatment records being added after the issuance of the SOC, as well as outstanding private treatment records from a private clinician at Ochsner Medical Center. The case will be readjudicated based on all evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in not obtaining a medical opinion regarding secondary service connection for sleep apnea and adjustment disorder with anxiety.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with depression and anxiety as due to in-service military sexual trauma, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, lower back disability, sleep apnea, depression, anxiety disorder, insomnia, head pain (also claimed as sores on the head), and flat feet (also claimed as irritation feet) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Migraine Headaches are granted effective to May 31, 2023.

The Veteran's appeals seeking increased ratings for ventricular arrhythmia and adjustment disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence was submitted between the November 2023 rating decision and December 2024 supplemental claim decision, warranting readjudication of the Veteran's service connection for anxiety. The issue of service connection for anxiety as secondary to tinnitus is remanded due to a failure to schedule an examination.