Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with occasional decreases in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if additional conditions are associated with or secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an anxiety disorder, effectively dismissing the cases.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, major depressive disorder (MDD), panic disorder, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, are etiologically related to his service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected PTSD was denied, but he was granted a TDIU due to his PTSD.

The Veteran's TMD, anxiety disorder, and migraine headaches are service-connected. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for shoulder disability and back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% effective December 13, 2018.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and missing medical records, particularly from VA clinics in San Antonio and McAllen. The Veteran's psychiatric conditions need to be re-evaluated by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Veteran's scars were initially assigned a noncompensable rating, effective December 7, 2010, and a 10 percent rating, effective May 24, 2016. The Board found no basis for a compensable rating prior to May 24, 2016, or in excess of 10 percent thereafter.,The Veteran's diabetes was rated as 20 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 7913. The Board found that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus at any time during the appellate period.,Diabetic neuropathy of the left foot and right foot were each rated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 8520, which pertains to neuralgia of the sciatic nerve. The Board found no basis for a higher rating for diabetic neuropathy of either foot.,PTSD was remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of the veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and TDIU prior to September 8, 2014.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for an anxiety disorder is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence has been received, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration. Specifically, a more current VA psychiatric examination is needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's anxiety disorder, and an opinion regarding his ability to work due to service-connected disabilities must be provided.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and his military service. The Veteran was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2001, but there is no medical opinion linking it to his service.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and General Anxiety Disorder, due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person due to his inability to dress, undress, or bathe himself as a result of his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and for a higher rating for low back strain with spondylolisthesis. The TDIU claim is also remanded due to its inextricability from the other two issues.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and concluding that his current mood disorders are not related to his military service.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for right knee patellofemoral syndrome and has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.