Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as anxiety disorder and depression. The Veteran's respiratory disorder is also found to be related to his military service. However, the claim for tinnitus remains pending due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's panic and anxiety disorder with agoraphobia has been rated at 50 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, depression NOS, and anxiety NOS is being remanded due to inconsistencies in the medical record and need for clarification regarding pre-existing conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, was granted. The effective date of the grant is set at February 13, 2008, which is also when he filed his claim to reopen. For irritable bowel syndrome, an earlier effective date is denied as it falls within the period in which the Veteran could have appealed the January 2003 denial.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating for traumatic brain injury with PTSD and anxiety remains in appellate status.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a new VA examination to address the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was reopened and granted. He is now rated at 70 percent for PTSD with depression and anxiety from August 31, 2010 to September 30, 2012.,Prior to August 31, 2010, the Veteran's PTSD with depression and anxiety was rated at 30 percent. From August 31, 2010 to September 30, 2012, he is rated at 70 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a psychiatric examination to assess the severity of his service-connected psychiatric disability. The issue of TDIU has also been re-raised.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, alleging that she was sexually harassed by a fellow service member in March 1987. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the claim.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and concludes that his other psychiatric disorders are not related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with VA examinations to assess his anxiety disorder, bilateral foot disability, and employability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current depression and anxiety are related to his service-connected scar from cyst removal.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and delusional disorder, secondary to bilateral hearing loss disability. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is also addressed.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with features of generalized anxiety and PTSD, and depressive disorder, not otherwise specified, approximates occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. With resolution of all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, a 50 percent disability rating has been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's character of discharge does not constitute a bar to VA benefits. The Veteran served in Vietnam and was diagnosed with type II diabetes mellitus and PTSD with anxiety. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected mechanical mid-low back strain is currently rated at 20 percent, and his claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea are granted. The claim for a disability manifested by fatigue remains denied.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, which included anxiety disorder and smoking tobacco as a symptom of the disability, is found to have substantially contributed to his cause of death from an acute myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to his service-connected organic mental syndrome with anxiety and depression.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD or an acquired mental disorder other than PTSD, to include anxiety disorder NOS. The Veteran's claimed conditions have been denied.