Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a skin disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for new examinations.

The Veteran's current diagnoses of depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with anxiety are found to be related to his service, warranting the grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have TBI residuals related to service and therefore, denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fusion of the C5 and C6 vertebrae did not have its onset during service or within one year after separation, and is unrelated to an injury in service. The Veteran's anxiety disorder was also denied as there was no showing of a nexus between his current condition and service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction as secondary to a psychiatric disorder are pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition, claimed as depressive disorder and anxiety condition, has been reopened. However, further development is needed to determine the etiology of his psychiatric condition and whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected physical disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a back disability, cardiovascular disorder, rectal bleeding, erectile dysfunction, psychiatric disorder, acid reflux, and hypercholesterolemia. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and examination, including obtaining VA treatment records from March 2009 to the present. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety disorder, is being reviewed.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, as well as her low back disability. The appeal will be remanded for these examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining medical records. The issues are whether he has service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and whether he qualifies for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric conditions are related to his military service, including a possible event on September 11, 2001.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, and for an examination to determine the etiology of his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for major depressive disorder and general anxiety disorder, as well as eczema, are denied. The evidence does not support the need for higher ratings under current rating criteria.

The Board finds that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, which encompasses unspecified psychotic disorder, OCD, and unspecified anxiety disorder. The decision also considers whether these conditions are related to his in-service hospitalization.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his service, assuming he did not have a pre-existing condition.

The Board has reopened the service connection claim for PTSD and denied it on the merits. The Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS, is found to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and dysthymic disorders. The Veteran is granted service connection for these conditions as they are likely related to his military service. However, there is no current evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus, so the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus remain denied.

The Board finds that the Veteran's variously diagnosed psychiatric disabilities, including ADD, bipolar disorder, depression, social phobia, and social anxiety disorder, are not shown to be related to his service. The Board concludes that service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to his active military service and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board found no competent and credible evidence indicating the Veteran currently suffers from a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied.