Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and headache disorder are granted service connection as they are related to their active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder NOS, and depressive disorder NOS, is being remanded due to the need for additional development, specifically a VA examination.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an examination and determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed after this additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to verify her claimed stressors and obtain a new VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected osteoarthritis of the dorsal spine and its impact on employment. The claim for TDIU will also be addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from Workers' Compensation and VA medical records, as well as a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal of service connection for a left knee disorder has been withdrawn. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical treatment by City of Canton EMS on April 13, 2010 was denied because the services were not provided in an emergency situation and VA facilities were reasonably available.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder is denied as his Axis I diagnoses are found to be the result of his own willful misconduct.

The Board denied the appellant's claims to reopen his service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for service connection for depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. The Board found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to March 15, 2011 did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for updated VA treatment records, particularly from 2009 and 2010. The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and depression) and sleep disorder are being reviewed.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as anxiety disorder. The Veteran's competent and credible statements regarding his symptoms during and since active service, combined with VA examination opinions linking these symptoms to service, allow for a grant of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal of the initial rating for hematochezia was withdrawn. The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as general anxiety disorder.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, which is the maximum available under the applicable diagnostic code. The TDIU claim was also granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hepatitis C are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus had onset during service and the Board has determined that it was incurred in service. The hearing loss disability is not currently diagnosed, but may be related to noise exposure during service. The psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with anxiety) is found to have been present during service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the Veteran's psychiatric disability and generalized lipomas.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder. The issues of PTSD, anxiety, and depression are still pending as the claim is not about service connection at all.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder can be decided.