Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied in March 2012, and the Board finds no new and material evidence to reopen this claim. The Veteran is granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (depressive disorder and anxiety).,Service connection has been established for lumbosacral spondylosis and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy with effective dates of April 25, 2014.,The Veteran's claim for headaches is remanded. The Board notes that the issue of entitlement to a TDIU is inextricably intertwined with the pending claims and must be addressed concurrently.,Initial ratings are being remanded for lumbosacral spondylosis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, anxiety and depression as there is no current diagnosis of any such condition under DSM-5.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has granted a maximum 100 percent disability rating based on total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied service connection for a left leg condition and remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD). The decision found no current disability related to the Veteran's left leg, but remanded the PTSD claim due to unclear character of discharge from his second period of service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and diagnoses, including PTSD. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed again with a focus on verifying combat experience in Beirut and addressing the validity of the reported sexual assault. The claim for sleep apnea is also being remanded as there was no valid Notice of Disagreement filed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating in either case.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's former position as a computer programmer with an Associate degree education level is no longer suitable due to excessive absences from work and school caused by service-connected migraine headaches. The decision grants reentrance into the VR&E program.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current mental health conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is dismissed because his anxiety disorder with PTSD features, depressive disorder, neurocognitive disorder, and alcohol use disorder has been rated at 100% by the VA. This renders the issue moot as he already receives a 100% rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for epilepsy, grand mal seizures was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for PTSD as his in-service stressors were deemed insufficient under the DSM-V criteria. His claim for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent evaluation for GAD is granted for the period prior to December 29, 2016.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically an adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, is granted as secondary to his service-connected degenerative arthritis, post dislocation of the right ankle.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety, depression, and dysthymia are of service-connected origin, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety/panic disorder is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of an anxiety/panic disorder and it is etiologically related to his active service. The claim of service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for the merits of these claims.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with bereavement features is rated at 30 percent, effective June 2014. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for lower back pain.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination assessing his service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and additional VA treatment records are required.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence and needs further examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep condition and anxiety with nervousness (psychiatric disorder) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD and anxiety disorder, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD or any link between the claimed conditions and service.