Anxiety Board decisions

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the Veteran's self-employment earnings were above the poverty threshold and did not constitute a protected work environment.

The Board has remanded the cases due to issues related to CUE in previous rating decisions, and the current appeal is considered inextricably intertwined with these matters.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and procedural issues. The claims include service connection for various conditions, including benign prostatic hyperplasia, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, sleep disorder, MDD, and GAD), hiatal hernia, GERD, PUD, chronic colitis, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of both hips, degenerative joint disease of both knees, degenerative joint disease of both feet, conjunctivitis, and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded his claim for left hip arthritis due to conflicting evidence regarding a nexus between his current disorder and any disease, injury, or event in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU due to a lack of recent psychiatric evaluations. The Veteran will need to undergo further examinations to determine his current disability status.

The Board has determined that the October 2012 VA examination is inadequate for determining service connection due to a lack of opinion regarding the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and schedule the Veteran for an examination with an appropriate clinician.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia) on secondary basis to service-connected fibromyalgia. Service connection is also granted for bilateral shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, bilateral hip disabilities (bursitis and limitation of abduction), and lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to Agent Orange exposure.,Cancers of the tongue and lymph nodes are being remanded for a VA examination to determine if they are related to Agent Orange exposure.,Cancer of the head is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to Agent Orange exposure.,An acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and sleep problems, secondary to tinnitus, is being remanded for a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder does not render him unemployable, and therefore his claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, specifically PTSD. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if he has any current psychiatric disability and whether it is related to his military service.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, claimed as PTSD, has not resulted in more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to service-connected disabilities, needs further review and additional evidence is required.

The Veteran is found competent to manage his VA benefits and financial affairs, including handling his own funds without limitation. The appeal is granted.

Your service connection for a psychiatric disability has already been granted, so this appeal is dismissed.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety/stress-related depression (also claimed as major depression/any acquired psychiatric condition) due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of various psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, is remanded due to the need for further development and examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for further medical evaluation and opinion regarding his diagnoses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for back, neck, left leg drop, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD. A VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service, including military sexual trauma.