Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for an adequate opinion regarding his employability based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected heart arrhythmias and anxiety disorder with associated heart arrhythmias meet the criteria for a TDIU due to their combined effect on his ability to work.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The claim for sleep apnea was also denied as it is not proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder and anxiety disorders preclude her from obtaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for her psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a prior claim received before July 29, 2004. The Board found that the earliest date of receipt of claim for service connection is July 29, 2004.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, namely PTSD. The Veteran's experiences in Vietnam are consistent with the environment he served in and his accounts of what he was exposed to have been consistent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA mental status evaluation to reassess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety). The claim will be readjudicated based on all submitted evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are related to his service, warranting service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) were denied as there was no new and material evidence to reopen the claims. The Veteran served in Okinawa, Japan, and Korea but not in Vietnam where Agent Orange exposure is presumed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders are etiologically related to his military service, including his time in Vietnam. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder and denied the Veteran's claim.

The Board has determined that the issues of service connection for asthma and an acquired psychiatric disability to include depression and anxiety must be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service dates and need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing psychiatric disorder worsened during his period of active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and anxiety disorder with alcohol dependence are currently evaluated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Organic Brain Syndrome and Anxiety Neurosis have been reopened, but the evidence does not establish a direct link to service.,Service connection for Headaches has been denied as there is no medical evidence showing they occurred during service or are related to any service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen her personality disorder and psychiatric disorders claims, finding no new and material evidence. The decision also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for variously diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not etiologically related to service or a service-connected disability, and denied his claim.