Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD and anxiety reaction were manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks prior to August 23, 2011. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders. The examiner must address whether any current psychiatric disorders are related to the Veteran's hardship discharge from active duty.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and in order to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric disabilities, fatigue, and arthralgias.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude his substantially gainful employment through May 23, 2016.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since October 1, 2011.

The Veteran was granted service connection for PTSD and Anxiety Disorder, effective prior to June 3, 2015. He is currently rated at 30 percent for sinusitis.,Effective June 3, 2015, the Veteran's sinusitis has been rated as 50 percent disabling.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to incomplete medical opinions regarding his acquired psychiatric disorders, other than PTSD.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and anxiety disorder are both granted, but the rating for anxiety disorder is only granted from February 27, 2015 onward. The Veteran's service connection claim for sleep apnea was denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as secondary to residuals of a service-connected pilonidal cyst) and a lower spine disability (claimed as secondary to residuals of a service-connected pilonidal cyst). The claims for bilateral hip pain, coccydynia, and male pelvic pain were also denied. New and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims for these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety, are granted service connection. The claim for PTSD is pending as additional evidence is needed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral inguinal herniography residuals did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating prior to March 19, 2009. From March 19, 2009, there is no legal entitlement to a compensable rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's bilateral inguinal herniography residuals have not required at least one month of convalescence or resulted in severe postoperative residuals as per VA regulations.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder was granted service connection effective September 2010, with a 30 percent rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and dysthymic disorder, did not manifest in service or for years thereafter and is not otherwise related to his military service. The Board also found that the current psychiatric disability is not caused or aggravated by any service-connected disability, specifically the residuals of TBI manifested by headaches.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's other specified trauma related disorder is related to service, but his neurocognitive disorder and any other psychiatric or neuropsychiatric disorders are not related to service.

The Board found no credible evidence of a claimed event, injury, or disease during service upon which service connection can be established for the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the issues of service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and TBI. The claims will be reviewed after this additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and adjustment disorder, due to a hearing request and undelivered correspondence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder of anxiety disorder, NOS, finding that the evidence is in equipoise on whether it is related to service. The claim was reopened due to new and material evidence received since the November 2003 rating decision.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.