Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his service-connected disabilities or incurred in service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, GAD, and panic disorder with agoraphobia, is rated at 70 percent effective May 20, 2009. The claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service. The Veteran was previously denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, and now appeals for other acquired psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling VA examinations to assess his psychiatric condition and back disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression, and therefore cannot establish service connection for such a condition.

The Veteran's PTSD with General Anxiety Disorder has been rated at 50 percent since the effective date of service connection. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at his local VA office.

The Veteran seeks service connection for additional psychiatric diagnoses other than PTSD with major depressive disorder. The Board is remanding the case to obtain clarification of these diagnoses and determine their relationship to her service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been rated at 70% since January 26, 2013. The Board finds that the current rating adequately reflects his disability.

The Veteran's PTSD and depression have been rated at 30 percent since the initial grant of service connection, reflecting predominant symptoms such as depressed mood, chronic sleep impairment, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing effective work and social relationships.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency, but did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been rated at 50 percent since July 28, 2009. The rating is granted.

The Board found that the appellant's daughter, V., was not permanently incapable of self-support at the age of 18 due to a physical or mental defect. The evidence showed she had ongoing disabilities such as anxiety and ADHD but also enrolled in college.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as dementia, anxiety and major depressive disorder, was granted by the Board on June 2011. The effective date assigned is December 5, 1972.

The Board found that the Veteran's stomach disorder and anxiety disorder are not service-connected as they did not result from his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as the claimed stressor could not be verified and there was no credible supporting evidence that it occurred. The Veteran's polysubstance abuse/dependence is granted as secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for various disabilities have been remanded due to the need for clarification of which psychiatric disability has been granted, new VA examinations, and consideration of TDIU prior to April 6, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD is being remanded due to the need for another VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, which are related to his service. The claim is granted.