Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, provide a VA examination for his psychological conditions and hearing loss, and determine the appropriate service connection theory.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been granted service connection and rated at 30 percent, the lowest possible rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder and restored the rating of 50% for depressive disorder, but denied service connection for schizophrenia. The reduction in ratings for bilateral flat feet with Achilles tendonitis and chondromalacia patella with medial meniscal tear of the right knee was not proper.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms included depression, anxiety, flattened affect, rushed speech, panic attacks often at night, significant impairment of short term memory, disturbances in motivation and mood, increasing irritability, sleep impairment, suicidal ideation without a plan, obsessional rituals, and emotional detachment. The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD prior to May 3, 2012.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, cardiac disability, and hypertension have been denied service connection. The chronic cough has not been established as related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder and finds no evidence linking his current psychiatric disabilities to service. Therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has ordered additional VA treatment records to be obtained and the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a gynecological disorder are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, and depression, are not related to service.,The criteria for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a seizure disorder due to medical care from April 23-25, 2006, are not met.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder, finding new and material evidence. The Board also found that these conditions are related to events in service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private records of his treatment for anxiety disorder NOS, scheduling a VA examination to assess the current nature, extent, and severity of his disability, and readjudicating the issue in light of any additional evidence.

The Veteran's appeals have been partially granted with some issues being granted and others denied. The effective dates are not assigned as the evidence does not show a pending claim prior to his November 2007 application.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and the acquired psychiatric disorders are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service. Service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is a result of verified in-service stressors, and thus service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination to assess his current psychiatric condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim for an initial compensable rating for dermatitis of the feet also failed to meet the criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder NOS and PTSD, are related to his period of active service. Service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further consideration due to inadequate reasons and bases in its previous decision, requiring a new VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's anxiety disorder.