Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and any police report or autopsy report related to the Veteran's death. The appellant will be provided with a supplemental statement of the case if service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is not granted.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address whether any diagnosed psychiatric disability other than PTSD is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the unavailability of a transcript from his August 2014 Travel Board hearing. He will be scheduled for another hearing at the RO.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD or anxiety disorder NOS, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, dysthymic disorder, and adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and a supplemental opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary atherosclerosis and anxiety disorder do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is part of her service-connected fibromyalgia symptomatology and not a separate disability.,The Veteran's Raynaud's syndrome symptoms are also part of her service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for anxiety disorder with depression was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety disorder, NOS was initially rated at 10% prior to March 15, 2012 and increased to 30% since then. The Board granted a higher initial rating of 50% for the period from April 13, 2010 to March 14, 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear at a previously scheduled videoconference hearing. The case will be rescheduled for a new hearing.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the request for withdrawal of his entire appeal.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting a 50 percent disability rating from August 2006 to February 3, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case for a new examination to determine if the Veteran has PTSD based on in-service stressors and to clarify conflicting medical evidence. Updated VA treatment records are also needed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and anxiety, did not have onset in service or was caused by his active military service, to include his service-connected diabetes mellitus. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's service treatment records are negative for complaints of, or treatment for, spine, left shoulder, or lung disabilities. The earliest post-service clinical evidence of possible acid reflux is more than twenty years after separation from service.,There is no competent credible evidence of record that reflects that the Veteran has a lung disability causally related to, or aggravated by, service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or related to service.,Bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder are related to his active duty service, including a fear of hostile military activity in Korea.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and initial rating of Meniere's disease and anxiety disorder with features of agoraphobia with panic disorder is denied. The effective dates are determined based on the date of receipt of claims or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later.