Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed because he withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression and anxiety. However, it denied these claims as there is no evidence to support a current diagnosis or link between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to outstanding private treatment records and the need to determine whether he has a diagnosis of PTSD based on a verified stressor event in service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to outstanding private treatment records and the need to determine whether he has a diagnosis of PTSD based on a verified stressor event in service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and adjudicating whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim for PTSD. The anxiety disorder rating will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran currently has any mental health disorders, including PTSD. The examiner is asked to provide diagnoses for all current psychiatric disorders found following a review of the claims file and to opine on whether each disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and major depressive disorder is dismissed. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and evidence collection. The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection for various conditions, but the decision is pending as more information is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including anxiety and depression) due to incomplete records and the need to obtain SSA records.

The Veteran's special separation benefits payment is properly recouped from his disability compensation, as required by law. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder not otherwise specified and chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression are granted service connection. Service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone have not rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus denying his claim for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder but has remanded the issues of service connection for a right hip disorder, back disorder, cirrhosis of the liver, and chronic hepatitis C. The Veteran's migraines are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims related to his service-connected conditions, including generalized anxiety disorder, gastrointestinal disorders, urological disorders, prostate disorders, anterior cruciate ligament nerve disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The issues include determining whether these conditions are service connected and assigning appropriate disability ratings.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with anxiety disorder has been rated at 70 percent since October 2014, and the Board finds that he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no in-service diagnosis or continuity of symptoms post-service. The Veteran's claims were not supported by medical evidence.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating, but no higher, for generalized anxiety disorder. The Veteran's pterygium claim is remanded due to the lack of an SOC. The skin disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus claims are also remanded as they involve incomplete development.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression, not otherwise specified, and anxiety. The other issues of service connection have been remanded.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it is related to his in-service experiences and stressors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder. The heart disability issue is remanded due to inadequate examination.