Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and review of Social Security records.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected anxiety disorder, with PTSD features, requires further evaluation due to recent worsening of symptoms and discussion about inpatient treatment. The case is being remanded for a new VA examination and an attempt to obtain relevant medical records.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of records, including a signed consent form from the July 2007 sinus surgery.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The claim will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including major depression with psychotic features and anxiety disorder, are not related to his service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for an appropriate psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining mental health records from service and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current acquired psychiatric disorders are related to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Travel Board hearing. The claims of service connection will be reconsidered after the hearing.

The Veteran is granted service connection for tinnitus and generalized anxiety disorder, as these conditions are found to be related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine the nature and extent of his anxiety disorder with agoraphobia.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at 50% due to their severe impact on daily activities. Service connection for a psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder and nervous condition, is granted as new evidence has been submitted. Service connection for lumbar disc disease secondary to service-connected labyrinthitis is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a psychiatric and dermatology examination to assess his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for an additional examination to determine the etiology of his diagnosed psychiatric conditions and whether they are related to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition, which is now considered as a psychiatric disorder. The VA specialist concluded with reasonable medical certainty that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's current GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) was incurred in service.

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

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is REMANDED for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a mood disorder, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the onset and aggravation of his psychiatric condition during or prior to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder, burns, myositis ossificans, impingement of the right shoulder, tardy ulnar palsy, hypoesthesia, and residual burns, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board finds that the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety and depression, are related to his military service and grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of issues related to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety attacks, as well as whether new and material evidence has been submitted sufficient to reopen a claim for hearing loss.