Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety, due to the Veteran's fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during his service in Bahrain.

The Veteran's skin condition is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to his military service. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, is also remanded for an additional VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of the disorders.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for all issues related to service connection, including insomnia, nerve damage, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. As a result, the Board dismissed these claims.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability and assigned a 100 percent rating, effective February 27, 2006. The Veteran is entitled to attorney's fees from past-due benefits arising out of the February 2016 rating decision that effectuated this decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder has been reopened and granted. The appeal is also remanded for further examination and opinion regarding secondary service connection for right hand disability, hepatitis C, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased ratings for various arthritis disabilities. The Veteran's service records show a diagnosis of anxiety reaction in 1990, but the VA opinion is based on inaccurate facts. Additional examinations are needed to address these issues.

The Veteran's appeal for sinusitis was dismissed. Major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were granted service connection. The right and left knee disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70% from May 20, 2009. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disorder and TDIU prior to August 2, 2016.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for depression, hemorrhoids, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being reviewed.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as bipolar disorder. The case is remanded to determine if there is clear and unmistakable evidence that the current acquired psychiatric disorders pre-existed service or are related to military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the right shoulder disorder claim. The psychiatric disorders including PTSD, anxiety, and depression were reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. Service connection for major depressive disorder was granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to new evidence received after the substantive appeal was filed, including VA examinations and translated documents. The claims will be reconsidered with a focus on the relationship between the Veteran’s nervous disorder (claimed as anxiety and depression) and his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, has been denied as the evidence of record is insufficient to establish a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the relationship between his service-connected anxiety disorder and his claimed disabilities (hypertension, headaches, OSA, IBS, acid reflux).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is granted as service connected due to the continuity of symptoms since his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal. The rating reflects occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including Personality Disorder, Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Unspecified Depressive Disorder, and Severe Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features, has been reopened. The Board found new and material evidence to support the reopening of the claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The Veteran will need to provide more accurate information about his symptoms and functional impairment.