Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his honorable periods of service and for health care under Chapter 17, Title 38, United States Code.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The evidence submitted since the last denial was found to be cumulative and not new or material.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied it for right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's ED, MDD with anxiety, and brain atrophy are remanded for further review.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for eczema and granted service connection for rhinitis. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, as well as a skin condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, but denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder.,Service connection was not established for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability or his acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression, anxiety, and PTSD). The case is being returned to the RO for issuance of a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has reopened the claim and found that there is at least an even balance of evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, is related to his service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 30 percent for service-connected PTSD, to include depression and anxiety, is remanded due to the lack of a recent VA examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including cyclothymic disorder and PTSD. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and whether it is related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus due to inconsistencies in medical records and incomplete factual premises in previous VA opinions.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and PTSD. The case is remanded to obtain VA treatment records and arrange for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal has been remanded due to the need for a VA examination regarding his psychiatric disorder. His bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have already received their maximum schedular ratings.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted as service connected, with no specific rating assigned and effective date not determined.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in 2005 due to the denial of a previous anxiety disorder claim. The effective date is set at May 23, 2014, when the Veteran filed his new claim for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, and the appeal is granted. The case is remanded to obtain a VA opinion regarding the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and remanded the issues of right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizure disorder with memory loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The claim for anxiety disorder is also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected depression with anxiety disability, rated at 70 percent disabling, renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. Therefore, the Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations, records retrieval, and other procedural actions.