Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA treatment records and private treatment records to be considered.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, including PTSD. The VA needs to verify in-service stressors and obtain additional medical opinions on the nature and etiology of any diagnosed disorders.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are not ready for decision due to a lack of certain records. The VA is instructed to obtain any relevant Social Security Administration (SSA) records, as well as any private treatment records or lay statements from the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by body aches is denied. The Board found no evidence of current disability attributable to active service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include anxiety disorder with primary insomnia, is granted at a 100% rating effective April 1, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for ischemic heart disease and anxiety disorder, NOS due to insufficient evidence of current severity from previous VA examinations. The Veteran will need new evaluations to determine if his conditions have worsened.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with anxiety. The Veteran is entitled to new VA examinations to determine if his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before a decision can be made on the remaining issues, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's residuals of traumatic brain injury and his claimed conditions, including tremors, visual impairment, anxiety, stroke, and a right and left eye disorder.

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, other than his personality disorder, is related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for right arm numbness and remanded his claim for an increased evaluation for anxiety disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in using DSM-5 criteria instead of DSM-IV during a previous examination. The Veteran needs to be examined again to determine if he has any acquired psychiatric disabilities, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, and whether these are related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. However, the appeals for other conditions remain pending as they require further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied as there is no credible evidence linking his current condition to military service.,Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, with the presumption that it was incurred during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder) is rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant an increased rating to 50 percent or above.

The Board has vacated its previous decision and is remanding the claims for additional development due to failure to provide proper notice of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board finds the February 2014 VA examination incomplete and requires additional opinion to assess the nature of the Veteran's diagnosed adjustment disorder, which may be related to service or any incident of service, including the claimed sexual trauma during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other related conditions, is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and clarification of his claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder is granted, and the claim for reopening of his original claim for service connection for PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder is also granted.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for various conditions and an initial rating for chronic fatigue syndrome. Additional VA records are needed, and a psychiatric examination is required.