Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete adjudication and need for clarification of medical opinions. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has determined that service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, is not warranted as there is no credible evidence supporting the Veteran's claims of combat involvement or verified stressors related to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus and anxiety disorder, NOS are found to be related to his military service.,Myasthenia gravis is not found to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been granted a 70 percent rating effective June 19, 2012.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for residuals of left rotator cuff tear and anxiety disorder was denied. The Veteran is not entitled to a rating higher than 20 percent for his left shoulder condition, nor are the criteria met for a higher rating for his anxiety disorder prior to October 31, 2014.

Your initial claim for a higher rating for PTSD and Anxiety Disorder, NOS has been fully granted with a 100% schedular rating effective March 29, 2007. As you are already receiving the maximum schedular rating, there is no longer an issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorder, is not etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability warrants a 70 percent rating, and she meets the criteria for TDIU due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's anxiety is found to be related to service exposure, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder effective December 9, 2015 and remanded the claims of service connection for arterial hypertension and TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has remanded the case for a supplemental VA medical opinion to address the likelihood that the currently diagnosed psychiatric disabilities had their onset during or were otherwise causally related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since October 8, 2013, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder related to service or any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, and the residuals of tonsillitis do not meet criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Social Anxiety Disorder, related to his active duty service. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Veteran's PTSD and anxiety neurosis have not met the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent from November 20, 2009 to April 28, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder was deemed abandoned due to failure to submit evidence within one year. The effective date for the award of service connection is August 31, 2012.