Anxiety Board decisions

The Veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on a need for regular aid and attendance or due to housebound status.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran and his accredited representative withdrew from consideration certain issues, and a chronic low back disorder was not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter.

The Board denied service connection for a claimed innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and dysthymia were not due to any event or incident of his brief period of active service.

The Board granted the reopening of a claim for service connection for a back disorder, but denied claims for service connection for acid reflux disease, a dental disorder, and an anxiety disorder. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for peptic ulcer disease.

The Veteran's service-connected major depression with psychotic features and generalized anxiety disorder did not meet the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating prior to August 14, 2008.

The Board granted service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pleural plaques due to asbestos exposure, but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, depression, and anxiety as there was no credible evidence of in-service manifestations or continuity of symptoms since service, and no competent evidence otherwise showing that the claimed disabilities were incurred in service.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder was granted a 100 percent rating on an extraschedular basis due to marked interference with employment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was caused by, or aggravated by, active service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for generalized anxiety disorder requires additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further action as the Board's previous decision was found to inaccurately portray the December 2002 RO action.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder as there was no diagnosis of PTSD, and the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's diagnosed conditions and his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for visual disturbance, dizzy spells, and a skin disease secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran's tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, the maximum allowed under the rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, neck disorder, shoulder disorder, right hip disorder, right leg disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an anxiety disorder as there is no competent medical evidence of record showing current diagnoses or that the disorders are related to active military service.

The Board denied service connection for malignant melanoma and an initial compensable rating for anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted, while the claims for depression, anxiety, hearing loss, hypertension, sleep disorder, and skin disorder remain pending further development.

The appeal is remanded to further develop the evidence related to the Veteran's claimed stressors, including those involving sexual trauma and combat experiences.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, and dysthymic and anxiety disorders. The claim to reopen for migraine headaches was also denied.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a medical examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher than 30 percent rating for chronic anxiety.