Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to verify the Veteran's reported stressor events, which are necessary for service connection. The Veteran must provide credible supporting evidence from service records or other sources.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, with a 70 percent rating for anxiety disorder.,The Veteran's increased rating for anxiety disorder claim is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed. The initial rating claim for anxiety disorder with alcohol in early remission is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or any evidence linking the claimed conditions to service.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression and anxiety is rated at 70 percent, effective since the grant of service connection. The groin adenopathy with cutaneous nerve involvement, right leg, is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, depression and anxiety, as well as hepatitis C are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety. However, the evidence does not support a finding of service connection due to lack of a nexus between the current diagnoses and active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records, Social Security Administration (SSA) records, and a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The diagnoses of these conditions are based on the Veteran's reported symptoms and medical evidence supporting their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for updated medical records and examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical evidence and a need for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling an examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depressed Mood. The overall weight of the evidence is against a finding that these conditions were incurred in or are etiologically related to service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence. Additional development including updated VA treatment records and a VA examination are needed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the issues of entitlement to service connection for gallstones, anxiety disorder, low back pain, hyperlipidemia, and a fatty liver.

The Board has found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, is etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, secondary to his right thumb disability are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is granted as service connection based on the evidence showing a current disability, in-service events, and a nexus between the events and the disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining recent VA records and scheduling a mental health examination to assess the severity of his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, personality disorder, and learning disorder, is being remanded due to the need for further development regarding the diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-V criteria and the potential superimposition of a diagnosed psychiatric disorder on his preexisting personality and/or learning disorders.