Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA psychiatric treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if his current psychiatric disability is related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and/or anxiety, cannot be established as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis. The Board acknowledges that he served in combat but lacks supporting documentation.,The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability and adjustment disorder have resulted in a combined rating of 60%, meeting the minimum schedular criteria for TDIU. The Board granted TDIU based on his inability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to these disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, adjustment disorder, and anxiety, are not service-connected due to lack of credible supporting evidence for an in-service stressor involving military sexual trauma.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to October 18, 2011.,From October 18, 2011, the evidence of record indicates that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased evaluation of PTSD with anxiety disorder and TDIU. The Board is dismissing these issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new examination to assess the severity of his PTSD with anxiety and updated VA treatment records. The issues of increased evaluation for PTSD and TDIU are inextricably intertwined and will be readjudicated together.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, adjustment disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, did not manifest during service or within one year of discharge. The preponderance of evidence also failed to establish a connection between his current psychiatric disorders and his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his PTSD and ischemic heart disease, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board found no evidence of a non-PTSD psychiatric disorder or depression and anxiety having its onset during military service, and thus denied the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity as required for a higher initial rating.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder with anxiety, is granted. However, his claims for a compensable disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left knee and left knee instability are denied.

The Veteran's appeal involves the issue of whether he has a sleep disorder that is related to his service-connected GERD or TBI with panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and mood disorder. The Board finds additional development is needed as there may be an undiagnosed illness component.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, peptic ulcer disease, radiculopathy of the left upper and lower extremities, degenerative arthritis of the cervical and lumbar spine.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and anxiety has been reopened, with new evidence indicating the conditions may be related to service. The Board finds that there is at least a 50% probability that any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder had its onset in service or is otherwise causally related to service.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding an initial disability evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service psychiatric symptoms. The claim will be further developed and adjudicated.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Video Conference hearing before the Board.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this case.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected psychiatric disability, specifically Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).