Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's anxiety disorder preexisted service and was aggravated by service. PTSD was not caused by any event or incident that occurred during service.

The Board found that the May 1996 rating decision did not involve CUE in regard to the effective date assigned for service connection for GAD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, are related to her service and granted her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his treatment records and readjudication.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD and his anxiety disorder is not related to service. Bilateral hearing loss was not shown by competent medical evidence to be related to service.

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer and acquired psychiatric disorder are service-connected. The cervical spine disorder claim is reopened, but the evidence does not support a grant of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to verify stressors and obtain a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and major depression, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, specifically due to exposure to chemical agents.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical spine disability, scar of the chin, and anxiety disorder were denied. The Veteran's service-connected dysthymia and anxiety disorder are rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, was denied. The TDIU claim was also denied as the Veteran does not have any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's nonspecified anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, effective February 13, 2006. The rating reflects the most severe impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder. The claim for a back disability and tinnitus was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a psychiatric examination to determine the etiology of any mental disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected residual scars, status-post appendectomy with adhesions are currently manifested by two scars. The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 10 percent for these scars.

The appellant is seeking DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, based on a claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the May 1961 rating decision that assigned a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder and an initial evaluation of his service-connected EBV and mononucleosis is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any currently present psychiatric and gastrointestinal disorders.