Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, insomnia, eye disability (including blurred vision), PTSD, and migraine headaches. The VA is instructed to provide a new examination for assessing these conditions and their relationship to service-connected disabilities, as well as to consider additional evidence received since the last SSOC.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, requiring a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Anxiety disorder as secondary to MST. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from 1975 and a psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to service-connected spondylosis of the lumbar spine. The Veteran needs another VA examination to address all diagnoses and determine their relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychological disorder, including PTSD, anxiety condition, and depression, as well as residuals of a fractured jaw. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is granted, with the effective date set at February 22, 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination to determine if any of the Veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to his active service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and an initial rating of 50 percent for anxiety disorder with features of PTSD is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, finding no evidence of these conditions during the appeal period.,Service connection is also denied for an acquired psychiatric disability (also claimed as anxiety and depression), a muscle disability to include as due to an unspecified undiagnosed illness, and a left leg condition. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's disability.

Service connection for headaches is granted, and a rating of 70 percent for service-connected anxiety disorder is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for service connection of PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders. The Veteran needs to provide more information about his claimed stressors, and a VA examination is required to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to active duty service.

The Veteran's back disability, major depression, anxiety disorder, and sleep disorders are not service-connected. Osteoarthritis is also not service-connected. Bursitis is unclear if it existed during the appeal period.

The Veteran's earlier effective date claim for his service-connected anxiety disorder is being remanded due to doubt regarding the intent of filing a claim prior to 2014.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating and individual unemployability is remanded due to the need for updated medical records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was withdrawn. His right ankle condition is granted as service-connected, but the lumbosacral spine DDD with mild disc bulge at L4-L5 and L5 S1 does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's left wrist condition and his service-connected obsessive compulsive disorder with anxiety/social phobia are granted as service connected. The TDIU claim is denied because the combined disability rating does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to incomplete examinations, lack of updated employment information, and need for additional medical opinions. The Veteran is also required to provide her most recent vocational rehabilitation records.