Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and SSA disability benefits records. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and PTSD were rated at 50 percent from December 12, 1975 to May 4, 1997.

The Veteran's fatigue, headaches, memory problems, diverticulosis, anxiety, GERD, and sleep disorder are found to be due to undiagnosed illness during service.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with depressive features does not cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, resulting in a denial of the increased rating claim.

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

The Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and the review of medical records.

The Board found no evidence of a current lung disorder or residuals of heat exhaustion, and denied service connection for these conditions. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was not addressed due to the broadened claim based on multiple diagnoses. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case to ensure a complete record is available for decision, including obtaining VA treatment records and clarifying whether the Veteran is receiving Social Security Administration disability benefits. The Veteran will be provided an opportunity to respond.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran's representative. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and clarifying stressors related to PTSD.

The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. His other psychiatric conditions, including anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, were present prior to his service and are not considered aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and PTSD are all service-connected as they were incurred during his active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to have rendered him unemployable as of April 27, 1999, one year prior to the receipt of his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with general anxiety disorder is shown to be manifested by a depressed mood, chronic sleep impairment, anxiety, hypervigilance, panic attacks occurring more than once a week, suicidal ideation, speech intermittently illogical, obscure or irrelevant, impaired impulse control, spatial disorientation, neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, poor concentration, irritability, persistent delusions or hallucinations and memory loss for names of close relatives or own name. His symptomatology is productive of total occupational and social impairment. The Veteran is granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with general anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right knee disability, hearing loss of the right ear, and tinnitus. The issues were found to be not supported by clear and unmistakable evidence that the conditions preexisted service or were aggravated by service.

The Board previously denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to lack of a current diagnosis. The case is now remanded to determine if the Veteran has any acquired psychiatric disorder as a result of his period of service, including PTSD.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety), and a right knee disorder. The claim to reopen the low back disorder was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection was not granted for the acquired psychiatric disorder or the right knee disorder as there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder resulted in reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability rating effective October 2006.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 10 percent, effective July 31, 2007. Service connection for PTSD and scarring due to a back wound are granted, but the specific rating and effective date have not been determined.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including anxiety and depression, hearing loss, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy. The RO is instructed to obtain SSA records and readjudicate the increased rating claims.