Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's current psychiatric conditions, including PTSD and depression, are found to be related to events during his service. After resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, the Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's other specified and stressor-related disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the combined impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with anxiety is granted, rated at 30 percent prior to August 26, 2015 and increased to 50 percent thereafter. Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are also granted as related to service noise exposure.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since December 3, 2010. The rating is based on the severity of his symptoms and impairment in work and social functioning.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for additional development, including obtaining recent treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD and anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, effective May 27, 2012. This rating reflects the severity of his symptoms, which include depression, occasional suicidal ideation, irritability, difficulty concentrating, sleep impairment, and auditory hallucinations.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA psychiatric examination to determine if any identified acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service or due to other service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran did not meet the criteria for this condition.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other diagnoses, had its onset in service or is otherwise due to service.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric symptoms are related to his military service. The issue of whether migraine headaches are caused or aggravated by service-connected fibromyalgia is also addressed and requires further examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder, were not related to his active service. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, paranoid schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, began during service and has been granted service connection.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression NOS, anxiety disorder NOS, mood disorder NOS, MDD, and alcohol use disorder, are found to be causally related to his service-connected PTSD.

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The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, is denied because there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence does not show that his currently diagnosed depression or anxiety disorders are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing records and a need for additional examinations. The Veteran's claims are related to service connection, but specific theories of entitlement have not been provided.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, is related to his period of active duty service.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder was granted, but the Board found that the evidence did not support an increased rating prior to October 19, 2016. The current effective date remains unchanged.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and generalized anxiety disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not due to, or the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disease or injury.