Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's major depression and anxiety disorder have been rated at 70 percent since October 2, 2007.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with depression and anxiety (previously rated as posttraumatic stress disorder) has been manifested by no more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The Board denied an increased rating for the disability.

The Veteran's anxiety with alcohol abuse has not resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a rating no higher than 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA medical records. The Veteran's current psychiatric diagnoses will be evaluated to determine if they are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, manic depression, and anxiety disorder, is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with updated treatment records, verification of stressors, and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at a 50 percent rating for the period beginning April 23, 2018. The Board found that his symptoms warranted this increased rating due to reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder, as well as the claim for an initial compensable rating for acne vulgaris. The Veteran needs to be provided with VA examinations to clarify his diagnoses and assess the severity of his conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, low back disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection was granted for obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's anxiety disorder claim remains denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased evaluations have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disabilities, finding no new evidence that relates these conditions to the appellant's military service.

Service connection is granted for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, anxiety, and a respiratory disability (lungs). An earlier effective date for service connection for anxiety is denied. A TDIU rating is granted. Service connection for diabetes mellitus is remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's complete service treatment records need to be obtained and reviewed, as they have not been associated with his claims file. The issues of tinnitus, chronic headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety, and PTSD) are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder, are found to be at least as likely as not secondary to his service-connected duodenal ulcer condition. The Board grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and examination to address his claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a compensable rating for post-operative residuals of appendectomy and small bowel resection for Meckel’s diverticulosis, and TDIU. The issues include whether the claimed conditions are related to service-connected disabilities or if they are secondary to them.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder with anxiety and right elbow disorder are granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia and other conditions, is granted. PTSD was denied. The claim for service connection is reopened due to new evidence.

The Veteran's anxiety and mood disorder is granted at a 70 percent rating from September 11, 2013 to April 27, 2017. The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for a right elbow scar was dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including OCD and PTSD, as the Veteran's current OCD is related to a traumatic event during his military service.