Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a new psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to assess his employability and impact of all disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorder with anxiety, is being remanded due to the need for additional development. The case will be reviewed after obtaining all relevant medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including an opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is linked to his cold weather exposure during service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which now includes a psychiatric disorder. The Appellant's request for accrued benefits based on claims pending at the time of the Veteran's death is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected anxiety disorder with dysthymia. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders. The case is being remanded to consider new evidence submitted by the veteran, including a March 2010 opinion letter from a VA licensed clinical social worker.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected conditions on his employment and another examination to address the relationship between his diagnoses of bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder with depression. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected major depressive disorder, to include anxiety disorder, was denied by the Board. The disability is currently rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar and anxiety disorders do not render her unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the evidence received since the November 1972 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder other than PTSD.

The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders she may have, including whether they are related to her military service or personal assault.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for anxiety disorder has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran while the appeal was pending.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a personality disorder. However, the claim for PTSD is denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been granted a 70 percent rating, effective from September 1, 2005.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating greater than 70 percent for his anxiety disorder with panic attacks is denied. The effective date remains November 12, 1998.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection, finding that his ankle disability did not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for alcohol dependence as it was a result of the Veteran's own willful misconduct. The claim for service connection for all other psychiatric disabilities (including paranoid schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder not otherwise specified, adjustment disorder, borderline personality disorder, and anxiety) was also denied on the merits.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing due to his inability to attend the Central Office hearing.