Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depressive disorder is granted with an effective date of May 24, 2021. The VA assigned a 50% rating for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the July 2025 rating decision, which did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder and tinnitus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, rash on the lower back, acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and alcohol and cocaine use disorder), headaches, left knee disability, right knee disability, and low back disability are all granted as service-connected. The evidence supports these findings based on noise exposure in service.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the increased rating for her service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, including insomnia. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's migraines are granted with a 50% rating, and the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded. The increased rating for residuals of TBI and the TDIU claim are also remanded.

The Veteran's depression disorder is granted service connection, and the claims for PTSD due to MST and anxiety disorder are denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU has been dismissed as he requested the withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected MDD, including insomnia and anxiety disorder, effective from November 13, 2024. The decision concludes that the Veteran's symptoms have most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, GAD, and PTSD, as well as his claim regarding the reduction of his rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with IVDS are all remanded due to procedural errors. The Board must determine whether the Veteran's discharge from December 1981 to November 1983 is a bar to VA benefits and reconsider his service connection claims.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, which the Veteran contends is related to in-service psychological events. The decision finds that there were such events during service and that they are etiologically related to the current condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The issues include anxiety, PTSD, migraines, right shoulder disability, and back pain.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence for the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disorder, and a seizure disorder. The AOJ is required to readjudicate these issues in the first instance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, and for glaucoma. The evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is granted a 70% rating. The left hip disability claim is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and TDIU have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that his current condition is related to events during his military service.

The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service and denied the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and bilateral knee strain.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection and initial rating for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.