Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing the Veteran with a new examination to assess his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Veteran may also be provided with an examination to determine whether he has PTSD or another psychiatric disorder related to military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his service experiences, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected PTSD with anxiety disorder, to include motor tic disorder, panic attacks, and depressive disorder.,The Veteran is currently rated at 50 percent for this condition effective June 27, 2017.

The Veteran's asthma was not found to be related to service or environmental exposures. Service connection for OSA and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, were denied.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased rating for his service-connected prostate adenocarcinoma and anxiety and depressive disorders (now claimed as PTSD) have been denied.,The Veteran is currently rated at 30 percent for his psychiatric disorder, but contends that a higher disability rating is warranted.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety and depressive disorders. The Board has determined that further development is needed to clarify the nature of his current diagnoses and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressive mood and PTSD, is found to be related to his service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including examinations to determine the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and records, as well as consideration of whether his in-service stressors are related to any current diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including panic disorder, depression, anxiety and PTSD. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is rated at a 50 percent rating, and the Board denied an increased rating for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and providing an addendum opinion regarding his claimed psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of anxiety disorder, and resolves doubt in his favor to grant service connection.,Service connection granted for Anxiety Disorder based on credible lay statements and positive nexus opinion from VA examiner.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's appeal will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are being remanded to allow for a new examination and opinion from the VA examiner.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and personality disorder are intertwined with his service-connected PTSD. They are at least as likely as not related to his in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the grant of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to reconstruct his service records and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as there is no current diagnosis of traumatic brain injury. The adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and alcohol abuse has been rated at 50 percent from August 24, 2012, to March 4, 2015, and at 70 percent from March 5, 2015, to May 12, 2015. The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.