Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, as these conditions are found to be proximately due to the appellant's service-connected skin disability.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 28, 2008 for the award of a 100% disability rating for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depression. The Veteran's appeal was based on his contention that he should have received this higher rating earlier.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding no nexus between the current disability and military service or any incident thereof.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder. This includes obtaining additional VA medical records and scheduling the Veteran for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, particularly his lumbar spine condition, has been established. He requires assistance with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and handling finances.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's anxiety and panic disorders have been rated at 70 percent since June 8, 2005.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying the Veteran's claimed stressors. The Veteran is also to be examined by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist to determine if his current psychiatric disabilities are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a comprehensive psychiatric examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's anxiety disorder and personality disorder, hysterical type with immature features did not develop as a result of his military service. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Board found no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's present psychological symptoms are related to any incident of active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with panic attacks and agoraphobia is found to be related to his military service, warranting the grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran was exposed to asbestos during service and whether his current respiratory and psychiatric disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's anxiety reaction was rated at 30 percent disabling in May 1961, and the Board finds no CUE in this rating decision. The appellant does not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as her spouse did not have a combined disability rating of 100% due to service-connected disabilities for at least ten years immediately preceding death.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including depression, were not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran experienced stressors during his service in Vietnam and that these stressors are related to his current diagnosis of PTSD. Service connection for an anxiety disorder is remanded due to additional evidence received after a Supplemental Statement of the Case was issued.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder was denied. The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1954 rating decision, as the evidence did not clearly demonstrate that the condition existed prior to service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, the maximum schedular rating for this condition. The disability results in moderate impairment of social and occupational functioning.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and he was assigned a rating of 30 percent for his PTSD. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have sleep apnea or hepatitis C due to service, but he does have tinnitus, headaches, anxiety disorder, depression disorder, lower back disorder, upper back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral hand disorders related to service.