Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional VA mental health treatment records.

The Veteran's onychomycosis of the toenails is found to have its onset during active service and granted service connection. The issue regarding residuals of a TBI remains pending as it requires further development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with anxiety disorder, NOS has been granted a rating of 70 percent. The other claims have not met the criteria for an initial compensable disability rating.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 25, 2016 for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and somatic symptom disorder with anxiety symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and panic features, as well as a left hand burn scar, was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The Veteran's current rating for his psychiatric disability is 50 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, stomach cancer, and right foot disorder were denied. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety) was granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete VA examinations and insufficient opinions regarding service connection claims. The Veteran's vertigo, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and psychiatric disabilities are among the issues being addressed.

Your appeal for an increased rating for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and for TDIU has been dismissed because you did not file a timely notice of disagreement or a substantive appeal on either issue.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his anterior mandibular ostectomy was denied. His depression with pain disorder and generalized anxiety disorder received an initial increased rating to 70 percent effective May 3, 2014.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety and undifferentiated somatoform disorder, effective August 31, 2010. The decision also addresses an earlier effective date claim for the increased rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD and his diagnosed psychiatric disorders are not etiologically related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected anxiety disorder and migraine headaches. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is also inextricably intertwined with the other issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbar spine DJD was granted. However, the claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine DJD was denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a left shoulder condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and panic disorder, has been granted. The Veteran was diagnosed with labral tear with degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder during his military service and continues to experience symptoms related to this diagnosis. His other mental health conditions are also considered as part of his claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's anxiety disorder, which is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, does not warrant a higher rating due to lack of occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, stress, depression, sleep disorder, and nightmares is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of the claims file.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder are related to his military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are found to be related to his active service.,PTSD has not been diagnosed, and the evidence does not support a finding of PTSD.