Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions, was granted. The stressors identified by the Veteran were found to be credible and consistent with his service.

The Board found that the Veteran's diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression/dysthymia and anxiety disorder, are not related to his service or caused by his service-connected arteriosclerotic coronary occlusive disease.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including a nervous disorder and anxiety disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service. The evidence did not demonstrate any psychosis manifested to a compensable degree within one year following separation from service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and a General Anxiety Disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development. The case will be returned to the Board for further appellate consideration if necessary.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for generalized anxiety disorder is denied. The Board finds that there are no pending claims prior to June 28, 2005, and thus no basis for granting an earlier effective date.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an additional VA examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. The case will be rescheduled for the next available hearing date at the same facility.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verification of a reported in-service stressor and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to the appellant's period of ACDUTRA.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder during service and no medical nexus between any current psychiatric condition and military service. The claim for anxiety with multiple somatoform disorders is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was denied in July 1992 due to lack of evidence showing the condition developed during service. The Board finds that his current argument regarding CUE does not meet the criteria for establishing such error.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction with PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus contributed to his death from right hip fracture and congestive heart failure.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with paranoid schizophrenia, major depression, anxiety, panic attacks and cognitive disorder (claimed as organic brain syndrome) is dismissed due to the finality of the December 2004 rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder, claiming or diagnosed as anxiety disorder, depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia, pain disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to confirm the in-service stressor event and determine if any psychiatric condition is attributable solely to confirmed service events.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered in light of the new PTSD regulations.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder and his service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD was incurred in service due to a personal assault, while her anxiety disorder pre-existed service and was aggravated by pregnancy. Service connection for PTSD is granted, but service connection for an anxiety disorder is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for an additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disability is due to or aggravated by her service-connected lupus.