Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development to address whether the Veteran's blindness is secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury with headaches and generalized anxiety with dementia.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incorrect hearing notice being sent to the Veteran's old address, and a new hearing is scheduled at the Huntington RO. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD remains on appeal.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records and VA treatment records, as well as private psychiatric and substance abuse treatment records. The Veteran is scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if she has an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative due to the grant of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for depression and anxiety. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The TDIU claim is part of the increase in rating claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, did not have their clinical onset in service and are not otherwise related to active duty. Psychosis was not exhibited within the first post-service year.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety disorder NOS, and mood disorder NOS.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, and the issues of initial ratings for various service-connected conditions are dismissed due to withdrawal requests.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression. The Veteran's current mental health treatment records show positive screenings for depression, which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of her acquired psychiatric disorders, and adjudicating both service connection and temporary total evaluation claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a VA psychological or psychiatric examination to evaluate the nature and severity of his service-connected PTSD and the relationship between his PTSD and alcohol dependence. The issue of service connection for alcohol dependence as secondary to service-connected PTSD will also be addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and information from the Social Security Administration. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of regulatory changes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified is due to disease or injury incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal was granted, with service connection for anxiety disorder assigned a 30 percent rating effective September 17, 2010. The Veteran requested an even higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to his military service, and thus granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a depressive disorder with nervousness, is related to his initial period of military service. The claim for increased ratings for other conditions remains pending.

The Board has vacated the previous decision and is granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, and left knee DJD as secondary to a service-connected low back disability.