Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination and review of all relevant records.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and to schedule a VA examination for an opinion on whether the Veteran's anxiety disorder had its onset or is otherwise related to his service, specifically his deployment in Honduras.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is reasonably shown to be related to his combat experiences in Vietnam, and service connection for a psychiatric disability including PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's death was caused by renal failure, bacteremia, sepsis and respiratory failure. The Board finds that his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder did not cause or contribute to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's account of military sexual trauma is credible and attributing his current diagnosis of PTSD to this in-service stressor.

The Board found that the objective evidence did not establish a connection between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, and his military service.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood and anxiety is found to be caused by his service-connected hepatitis C, thus granting service connection for the psychiatric condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected prostatitis and his March 2008 diagnoses of depression and anxiety. The cause of death is being addressed by another examiner.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not currently carry a primary diagnosis of an anxiety disorder and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, depression and anxiety, as well as secondary service connection for alcohol abuse (as a result of PTSD). The Veteran's current diagnoses are based on in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, not including PTSD, is currently under review.

The Board finds that the Veteran has a current acquired psychiatric disability, identified as depressive disorder NOS and generalized anxiety disorder, which is due to his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS with panic attacks and alcohol abuse, has been granted service connection. However, the RO assigned a 30 percent rating which is now increased to 70 percent.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder with depression, and panic attacks, is being remanded due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that new and material evidence was not provided to reopen any previously denied claims.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are most closely approximated by the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including gathering of VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any current mental health disorder was incurred in or as a result of active duty service.

The Board found no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor related to being falsely accused of rape, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for any psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain VA treatment records and a VA examination.