Anxiety decisions — 2026

The Veteran's initial claim for a mood disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder was granted, and the RO assigned an initial 30 percent disability rating from May 8, 2012 to July 5, 2016. The Veteran did not appeal this decision or submit new evidence within the appeal period.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with Adjustment Disorder and Anxiety was not productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to June 6, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of February 14, 2022, for the 70 percent non-initial staged rating for service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date of March 27, 2022, for service connection for sciatic radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date of March 27, 2022, for service connection for sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 16, 2023, for the 10 percent non-initial staged rating for service-connected varicose veins of the right lower extremity is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 16, 2023, for the 10 percent non-initial staged rating for service-connected varicose veins of the left lower extremity is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder, was otherwise related to his active-duty military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filing of appeal requests, and dismissed them.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including failing to attempt to corroborate the Veteran's in-service stressors and obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding her psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his depressive disorder and anxiety disorder was denied because the evidence did not clearly and unmistakably warrant a 70% disability rating, despite meeting criteria for such.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include GAD and insomnia as moot because the Veteran is already service connected for cervicogenic headaches, which are related to the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified alcohol-related disorder due to a lack of complete record.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD was denied, but the claim for Generalized Anxiety Disorder was granted.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for an increased rating for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder with PTSD, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for service connection was reopened in February 2022, and he was granted service connection for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder effective February 11, 2022. The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to this date.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressor and his current diagnoses of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and GAD.

The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress is rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The appeal for an evaluation in excess of this rating has been denied.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with persistent depressive disorder, acid reflux, incontinence, and COPD are all granted as service-connected. The other conditions were denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety was granted effective March 31, 2023. The Board denied the request to revise this decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because there was no pending claim for service connection in 1971, and thus the earlier effective date could not be established.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the complexity of the issues.,The Veteran is seeking increased ratings for various disabilities, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, a surgical scar, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left hip disability, right knee disability, psychiatric disability, right ankle and left ankle disabilities, gastrointestinal disability, vocal cord dysfunction, sinusitis, tinea, and facial acne.

The Veteran's PTSD with persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, TBI, and Meniere's syndrome is rated at 70 percent effective January 14, 2019. The appeal for an earlier effective date was denied. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was also denied. The reduction of VA compensation due to felony incarceration was found proper.

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraines, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety), BPH, GERD, hypertension, chronic dyspnea, vertigo as secondary to tinnitus, cervical strain, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, insomnia, and chronic fatigue have all been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for the period from August 9, 2024.