Anxiety Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for anxiety disorder is being remanded to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent evaluation of anxiety disorder with somatization features as it was not factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred prior to June 21, 1999.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death during the pendency of the case.

The Board remands the claim for further development to verify the veteran's stressor events and obtain a medical opinion regarding the relationship between any verified in-service stressors and the claimed psychiatric disorders.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected anxiety disorder is being remanded to the RO for additional development and consideration.

The Board remands the case for a comprehensive cardiology and psychiatric examination to determine the current state of the veteran's heart and anxiety disorder, respectively.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include GAD and PTSD, was remanded for further development.

The appeal is remanded to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction for additional development, including a new examination to determine the current state of the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded for further development, including a new medical examination.

The veteran's low back disorder and anxiety and dysthymic disorders are related to conditions identified in service, granting service connection for both.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder and denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent from February 16, 2005, to May 29, 2007, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent from May 29, 2007, for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for general anxiety disorder as it was not etiologically related to service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected generalized anxiety was remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hyperacusis, major depression, and anxiety as they were not shown to be caused or aggravated by the veteran's service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the issues of an increased rating for post-operative residuals of a right inguinal hernia and service connection for an anxiety disorder for further procedural and evidentiary development.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to enable VA to provide the veteran with appropriate notice regarding claims based on new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability and TDIU is being remanded to ensure that all necessary development, including obtaining mental health treatment records from Balboa Naval Hospital and scheduling the veteran for a VA examination, has been completed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a gastrointestinal disorder as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, and the conditions were not shown to be related to military service.

The veteran's claim to reopen a previously denied psychiatric claim has been remanded for proper notification of the specific information and evidence necessary to substantiate the element or elements required to establish service connection for anxiety disorder that were found insufficient in the previous denial.