Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and obtaining private medical records. VA examinations will be conducted to assess current psychiatric disorders, sleep disorder, and hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, seizures, and lacerations of his fingers. The decision also noted that multiple medical diagnoses or diagnoses that differ from the claimed condition do not necessarily represent wholly separate claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for hearings and notification. The claims of reopening service connection for depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder are pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder was incurred during his military service and granted service connection for it.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST, is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board finds that the Veteran's additional disabilities, including rhabdomyolysis and other conditions he claims are related to Zocor use, were not caused by VA's failure to exercise due care or consent. The evidence shows that the Veteran had been taking Zocor for years without incident prior to his hospitalization in 2006.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy (claimed as a seizure disorder) and a nervous condition or anxiety disorder, to include as secondary to epilepsy. New evidence received since the last final denial supports the nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that more development is necessary before the claims can be decided, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's migraine headaches, her acquired psychiatric disorder, and her hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's reported in-service stressor of sexual harassment is corroborated by medical and other evidence, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is granted.,Service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes is not warranted as there was no loss of teeth due to trauma or disease during service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service personnel records and the need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to new evidence received after the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The TDIU claim will be reconsidered with consideration given to service connection awarded for an anxiety disorder effective November 2015.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing. The Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic bronchitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder), low back disorder, and deafness in the right ear are pending.

The Veteran's current diagnoses of an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder and depression, are not related to his active service. The Board finds the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions had their onset during or were otherwise caused by his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to his military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records, conduct examinations and opinions regarding his psychiatric disorders, joint and tendon disorders, headaches, and hypertension, and provide appropriate notice for a personal assault claim.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected asthma, evaluated in conjunction with obstructive sleep apnea, was denied as the condition does not meet the criteria for a separate evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6602.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and a new VA examination for his lumbar spine disability. Additionally, he will be afforded another VA examination to determine the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, major depressive disorder, and PTSD, are found to be related to his military service.