Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder but denied the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than bipolar disorder, including panic disorder and PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and anxiety, as well as tinnitus. The Veteran's anxiety disorder was found to be unrelated to his military service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for anxiety and depression, but denied the claim for PTSD. The appeal is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and a VA mental disorders examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood due to lack of current diagnoses and insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder NOS, has been granted. Service connection is also granted for thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to her in-service military sexual trauma (MST).

The Veteran's initial rating for insomnia with anxiety disorder is granted at a 30 percent level.

The Veteran's alcohol dependence, hypertension, and liver disease (steatohepatitis) are all found to be secondary to his service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The separate claim for an anxiety disorder is dismissed.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran's claims for other acquired psychiatric disorders are remanded due to a lack of evidence linking his current conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hepatitis C, PTSD, and an increased rating for anxiety disorder due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination as there is insufficient evidence to make a determination on some of the issues.

The claim of service connection for PTSD is reopened and granted. The Veteran's testimony regarding in-service events led to a new diagnosis of PTSD, which is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with representation and a need for further medical examination. The Veteran's claim is related to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being required, including verifying service in Thailand and examining the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a DRO hearing, and will be readjudicated after scheduling the hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain disease and an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, have been denied due to lack of evidence supporting in-service incurrence or onset.,An individual unemployability claim related to the left wrist disability has also been remanded.

All claims for service connection are remanded. The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is granted, but the other conditions remain in dispute.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder and blackouts as secondary to anxiety disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses of anxiety disorder and blackouts were not established by the VA examination, which was deemed inadequate due to lack of range of motion testing.,The Board also remanded the claims for increased rating for cervical spine disability and initial rating in excess of 10 percent for upper extremity radiculopathy as these issues are interrelated with the service connection claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder, is granted. Service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted at the 20 percent rating level. The appeals for peripheral neuropathy are remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and anxiety disorder NOS, are related to his combat experiences in Vietnam. Service connection is granted for these conditions.