Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety, major depressive disorder and PTSD as separate disabilities is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, increase in rating for anxiety disorder, and TDIU rating are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a review of the Veteran's post-service medical records and a VA examination to determine if there is sufficient evidence to concede the Veteran's claimed sexual assault stressor. The examiner will then assess whether any currently present psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is etiologically related to his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a stroke and an increased disability rating for anxiety reaction. The appellant is also found to be totally unemployable due to his service-connected anxiety reaction as of February 15, 2008.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and anxiety, which represents a complete grant of the benefit sought on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and affording the Veteran an opportunity to provide additional evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication due to issues related to service connection for PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent from April 2, 2004 through April 10, 2009. Since April 11, 2009, the rating for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran seeks service connection for his diagnosed psychiatric disorders, which include PTSD, major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and an unspecified anxiety disorder. The Board has determined that more development is needed to establish the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for anxiety and PTSD, as well as his claim to reopen a previously denied claim for reflux esophagitis with hiatal hernia. The TDIU rating claim is also pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a social and industrial survey as well as VA examinations to determine the level of impairment related to the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder secondary to hearing loss and tinnitus.

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

The Board has remanded the case for additional development including obtaining service treatment records, updating VA treatment records, and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether ischemic heart disease contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death (cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory insufficiency and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder. The Board concluded that there is no direct evidence linking the causes of death to service.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his generalized anxiety disorder and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the Greenville VA Outpatient Clinic and providing a clarification on the significance of any medication he is taking.

Service connection for a psychiatric disorder (diagnosed as depressive disorder and anxiety disorder) was granted in a June 2010 rating decision, rendering the issue moot.

The Veteran's anxiety neurosis is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claim for loss of feeling on the left side of the head remains pending as it does not involve service connection.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated treatment records, confirm the Veteran's reported stressors, and provide an opinion regarding whether his psychiatric disorders are related to service or any service-connected disabilities.