Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a VA examination and for further development of his claims, including service connection for bipolar disorder and PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression was denied as the evidence did not show a diagnosis of PTSD that met clinical criteria.

The Board has remanded the case to determine whether the Veteran meets the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis and if so, whether his service records demonstrate any changes in behavior that can be clinically interpreted to corroborate the existence of an MST event. The Board will also request an additional examination of the Veteran to determine whether he meets the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis and, if so, whether his service records demonstrate any changes in behavior.

The Board finds that the appellant's paranoid schizophrenia manifests itself within the one year presumptive period after his military service, and thus grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for a low back disorder or an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The VA examiner concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and thus denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to obtain information about the appellant's claimed military sexual trauma and to determine if he was exposed to a stressor or stressors in service, which may be related to his psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as anxiety and depression, based on aggravation of a pre-existing condition during military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD with anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, are related to his service in Afghanistan.

The Veteran's current psychiatric disability, namely depression, is the result of his service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause his death, as his primary causes of death were an acute stroke and aspiration pneumonia.

The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer or erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, is found to be related to a traumatic in-service event involving racial harassment and assault. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not manifested during his period of active military service, is not shown to have manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more within one year from the date of separation from the military, and is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD, depression and/or anxiety was denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD was denied as the evidence does not meet the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for PTSD.,The Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits claim was denied due to intoxication from alcohol consumption during a motor vehicle accident, which rendered him ineligible based on willful misconduct.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of the record.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim. The Board also continued the denial of an increased rating for lumbar strain and the TDIU claim.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his military service.