Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatrist or psychologist to provide an opinion on whether his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to service. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder, including Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, has been granted.,Service connection for PTSD will be considered again after obtaining a medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for an anxiety disorder has been denied. The case is remanded for further evaluation of the left fifth toe fracture and TDIU.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective May 23, 2017 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, as there was no clear evidence of a link between the current symptoms and any in-service stressor.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorders are related to active service. A new VA examination is needed to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorder arose in or is otherwise etiologically related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for her service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the inextricability of the CUE issue and the earlier effective date claim.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's PTSD disability is productive of no more than occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent evaluation from the date of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, acquired psychiatric disorder, and traumatic brain injury was granted. The effective date of the grant is June 4, 2018.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, dysthymic disorder, personality disorder, anxiety, and depression, is being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for borderline personality disorder was dismissed. The Board remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, are granted as service connected. The diagnoses are based on in-service personal assault.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder have been rated at 50 percent since July 27, 2010. The Board found that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they only meet the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin condition, tremors, and an acquired psychiatric condition including PTSD, depression, and anxiety due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The issues are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety is found to be etiologically related to service, including combat experiences. Service connection for PTSD is remanded due to unclear diagnosis.

The Veteran's systolic heart murmur was rated at 30% effective March 2, 2011. His anxiety disorder remains at the highest possible rating of 70%. The Board granted a higher rating for his heart murmur based on new evidence showing it is more severe than previously assessed.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder NOS is currently rated at 50 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of occupational and social impairment. The TDIU claim was denied as there is no evidence that his service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided that additional records development is needed to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is related to his military service. The VA will need to obtain treatment records from Massachusetts General Hospital for the period of January 2000 through December 2000.

Service connection for MUCMI and an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder with stressor-related disorder are granted. The Veteran's symptoms include social isolation, anxious affect and mood, chronic sleep impairment, nightmares, hypervigilance, anxiety, suspiciousness, difficulty focusing, and suicidal ideation.

The Veteran's service connection claims for cervical spondylosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety disorder and PTSD, have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a nexus between the current disabilities and service.,Service connection was denied for cervical spondylosis due to lack of chronicity in service or continuity of symptoms post-service. For the acquired psychiatric disorders, there was no verified in-service stressor and the Veteran's diagnoses were not related to service.