Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and will attempt to obtain missing treatment records from J.P., PhD. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety reaction and PTSD, is pending.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including psychiatric conditions, knee and spine issues, high blood pressure, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to an outstanding DRO hearing request. The case will be returned to the Board for further review after a DRO hearing has been scheduled or if no longer requested.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for residuals of head wound trauma, manifested by anxiety, tremors, and headaches has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder with psychogenic gastrointestinal reaction does not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board hearing at the RO.

The Board found no evidence to support a service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, concluding that the disorder did not pre-exist service or was not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to comply with the Court's June 2004 decision, which found that VA had failed to provide proper notice. Additional development is needed for compliance with VA's duty to assist and notify.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disability during service or that it is causally linked to service. The Veteran's current diagnoses are attributed to post-service events.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, to include depression, generalized anxiety disorder and agoraphobia, that is related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been rated at 50 percent since October 27, 2008.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The appeal is pending in some cases, while others are denied outright.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left upper extremity frostbite, right upper extremity frostbite, left lower extremity frostbite, and right lower extremity frostbite. The Veteran also had a claim for headaches and anxiety neurosis (claimed as an anxiety disorder), but these were not granted either.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and incomplete employment records. A VA psychiatric examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric condition may be related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for dysthymic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and sinus problems due to the lack of a current diagnosis or established link between these conditions and active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder in January 2000, finding it not well grounded. The case was remanded and returned to the Board after further development. In September 2007, the Board granted service connection for an anxiety disorder effective from September 30, 2002.

The Veteran's currently diagnosed psychoneurosis is manifested primarily by difficulty falling asleep, nightmares, exaggerated startle response, hypervigilance, and avoidance of stimuli that recall World War II. The Board found that the disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is causally related to his active duty service and grants this claim.