Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an updated VA examination to determine the extent and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder(s).

The Veteran's service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent rating from October 1, 2004 to June 1, 2009.,The Veteran was found unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities since September 2004.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current anxiety disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing. The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and hypertension remain under consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood and Anxiety.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an additional acquired psychiatric condition other than depression and anxiety, as well as his heart condition, have been denied. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability was denied. The Board also found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 10, 2016.

The Veteran's asthma has been rated at 60 percent since December 3, 2015. The issue of a higher rating for his psychiatric disorder remains pending and will be remanded to the AOJ.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder NOS with depressive symptoms resulted in occupational impairment that precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation as of March 27, 2010. The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the disability effective May 10, 2013 and also granted entitlement to TDIU as of May 10, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing his appeals for service connection on all issues.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder and reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, both effective from December 3, 2008.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death before a decision was made by the Board.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected PTSD was granted, with a rating of 70 percent effective from August 27, 2007 to November 1, 2013. The claim for TDIU by reason of service-connected PTSD is also granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and cold injury residuals have been granted. The claim for chronic fatigue was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

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The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, PTSD, and phobic disorder with anxiety are rated at 100 percent since April 14, 2007. He is also in receipt of a 100 percent rating for his service-connected psychiatric disabilities prior to June 14, 2012.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder and whether it is related to service or microwave radiation exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depression and anxiety disorder NOS, is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran currently has a psychiatric disability that is shown by competent lay and medical evidence to be causally related to his military service, thus warranting service connection.