Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and verification of in-service stressors.

The Board found that the Veteran's anxiety and depression were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, while his amebiasis has been denied as there is no current disability associated with it.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the percentage rating standards for TDIU and his claim is granted. The effective date of this decision is June 20, 2006.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination. The issue has been restated as entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and possibly PTSD.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an anxiety disorder that he believes is secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus. The case has been remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected conditions and any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's depression with anxiety is currently manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of arthritis, scoliosis, cervical dorsolumbar paravertebral myositis (claimed as a back condition), chronic cystic mastitis to include fibroma of the right breast, and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and anxiety, as new and material evidence has been submitted. The claims of service connection for PTSD, CAD, and a temporary total rating are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder. The appellant was not diagnosed with PTSD but his current diagnosis of anxiety disorder is considered to be related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as anxiety, mood disorder and depression, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected headaches. The claim was also denied for PTSD due to lack of verified stressors.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of arthralgia, peripheral neuropathy, ulnar neuropathy and pulmonary emphysema prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise the May 2007 decision, finding no clear and unmistakable error in denying an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in service and is granted. His alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, gastrointestinal disability, skin rash, heart disease, and respiratory condition are all found to be aggravated by service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, was rated at 30 percent prior to January 16, 2008.,Since January 16, 2008, the Veteran's anxiety disorder has been rated as 30 percent.

The Veteran seeks service connection for his depression, which is claimed to be secondary to his service-connected degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy. The Board has determined that additional development is needed and the case is REMANDED.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The issues of service connection for hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver are also before the Board.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is not considered a separate disability from his service-connected PTSD. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an anxiety disorder and therefore, cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety and depression, finding that these conditions are not related to active military service.