Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development including obtaining service treatment records and personnel records, verifying stressors, and scheduling a psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and evidence. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disorders, foot disorder, bilateral knee disorder, stomach disorder, and right arm disorder are all under consideration.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected asthma contributed to his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a mental condition, specifically anxiety disorder and bi-polar disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining VA treatment records and an addendum opinion from the examiner.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability substantially contributed to his death from pneumonia, congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis and COPD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and/or anxiety disorder, is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, panic disorder, schizophrenia with depression, anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, were incurred during his military service. As a result, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as any SSA records. The claims will be adjudicated in light of all pertinent evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional private medical records from Providence Hospital in Olympia, Washington. The claims will be adjudicated again after these records are obtained.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of neck disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral eye disability, bilateral feet disability, diabetes mellitus, heart attack caused by clogged artery, psychiatric disorder (anxiety attacks and nervousness), headaches, bilateral leg disability, and bilateral arm disability have been withdrawn. The claim for service connection for a back disability is denied as there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis. The claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability is also denied due to lack of competent medical evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his Generalized Anxiety Disorder with PTSD is being remanded to the RO for further action, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of whether the Veteran's claimed stressor falls within the purview of fear of hostile military or terrorist activity. The appeal will be considered de novo after these actions.

The Board denied the claim for a TDIU due to insufficient evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder precludes her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic adjustment disorder was initially rated at 10 percent prior to August 11, 2010 and increased to 30 percent thereafter.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from the Veteran's family doctor since 2010 and providing an addendum opinion based on these records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder NOS, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim for secondary service connection for alcohol dependence is also denied as there is no evidence linking it to his service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's anxiety disorder NOS, finding that it is related to his experiences in Vietnam during active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for scars was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such. The earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with mixed depression and anxiety was also denied.,Service connection for scars was not granted due to lack of evidence of a diagnosed condition, while service connection for PTSD was granted based on new evidence received after the initial denial.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including issuance of a Statement of the Case on his claim for increased evaluation for a psychiatric disability and referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension for consideration of TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, NOS, are related to his active military service.