Anxiety decisions — 2026

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and insufficient medical opinions. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and social anxiety) is being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder is rated at 100% prior to November 24, 2024, due to severe symptoms including suicidal ideations and anger issues that have caused him to lose multiple jobs.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ will now consider this claim on its merits.

A 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted, effective February 28, 2020. The Veteran's existing service-connected anxiety and depression are rated at 50 and 30 percent respectively.

A 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted, effective February 28, 2020. The Veteran's existing service-connected anxiety and depression are rated at 50 and 30 percent respectively.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder of unspecified depression, but denied service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's symptoms of anxiety and depression are considered to have begun during service and continued since then.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has caused occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating. The Board found the current assigned rating appropriately reflects his symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is being remanded due to incomplete records from private providers.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a sleep disturbance, finding that there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a disability rating greater than 50 percent for unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder because the appellant requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of tinnitus, anxiety disorder, left hamstring tear, bilateral hearing loss, left knee condition, and lumbar spine condition due to improper concurrent election.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral shin splints and generalized anxiety disorder due to procedural errors in the February 2024 rating decision. The Veteran is advised of his right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for generalized anxiety disorder was granted, and he is now eligible for a TDIU effective December 1, 2017.

The Veteran's granulomatosis disease is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar 1 disorder, panic disorder, and general anxiety disorder, is granted due to a positive nexus established by his private physician's opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder was denied as the evidence did not show that his condition manifested in deficiencies in most areas or total social and occupational impairment during the period on appeal.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for dizziness, TBI, MDD, and anxiety disorder is granted as new evidence has been received. The claims are remanded to obtain VA examinations.

Your appeal for a higher rating for your service-connected unspecified depressive disorder and anxiety disorder has been dismissed because the appellant died before a decision was made by the Board.