Anxiety Board decisions

The claim for service connection of a right knee disability was denied. The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and panic disorder) is granted as secondary to tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for Meniere's syndrome is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the possibility of secondary service connection. The initial rating for her degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and TDIU claims are also remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for PTSD and Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his service connection claims for depression and anxiety, as well as a need for an opinion on whether his current psychiatric disorders are caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral restless leg syndrome.

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's depression and anxiety are related to his service, as he contends.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected TBI. He also seeks a higher rating for his cervical spine strain.

The Board has remanded multiple claims for further development due to the Veteran not being properly notified of VA examinations related to his service connection and increased disability rating claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, as well as an initial increased rating for anxiety disorder, NOS, were denied. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in the Veteran's upper or lower extremities. For anxiety disorder, the Board determined that symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 70% rating prior to March 8, 2014, but did meet the criteria for a 70% rating thereafter.

The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to include generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and PTSD is reopened. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to include generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and PTSD is granted. Service connection for other conditions such as cervical spine, lumbar spine, right hip, left hip, right knee, left knee, right ankle, left ankle, and benign prostate hyperplasia are remanded.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II. The claim for reopening and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including major depressive disorder) is reopened, but the issue of whether it is related to service remains pending.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for further examination regarding PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder and generalized anxiety disorder prior to November 23, 2015 resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The RO granted a disability rating of 70 percent for this period.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD, depression, and diabetes mellitus due to incomplete development of evidence. The Veteran's stressors need to be verified, his psychiatric records should be obtained, and a VA examination is required to determine the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders and diabetes.

The Veteran's heart disability (including coronary artery disease), hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disorder are granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of anxiety disorder is denied. Service connection has been granted for a thoracic spine disorder and rib disorder, both related to military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected coronary artery disease and total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The remaining issues have been reopened, but further evidence is needed to determine if service connection can be granted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a mischaracterization of his service-connected disabilities and the need for updated information. A VA examination is required to reassess his PTSD and anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks is rated at 70 percent disabling, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this disability. The appeal for an increased rating was denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for anxiety and depression, and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety) based on new evidence provided by a private doctor.