Anxiety Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including VA examinations and additional medical records.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The VA denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD and associated conditions, currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety attacks, depression, and panic attacks, may be related to his combat experiences in service. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether these conditions are service-connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder with depression is related to his in-service combat experience, and tinnitus is service-connected. The claim for left ear hearing loss has been reopened due to new evidence received since the prior final denial.

The veteran's claims for right knee disability, myopia, PTSD, irritable bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to clarify the diagnosis of PTSD and determine if it is related to an in-service stressor. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be remanded.

The Board found that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation from August 11, 1999 to October 23, 2006 and denied his claim. For the period from October 24, 2006 to the present, he was awarded a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including head injury, back disability, shoulder disorders, foot injuries, eye disorder, heart disorder, lung disease, psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, asbestosis, COPD, cervical spine disorder, hemorrhoids, tinnitus, and loss of teeth are not supported by the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's current anxiety disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety and major depressive disorder. The claim for PTSD is reopened, but its merits are pending.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is not causally or etiologically related to service or his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's anxiety neurosis with depressive features is currently rated at 30 percent, and the appeal for an increased evaluation has been granted.

The veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum evaluation available under VA rating criteria. The Board has granted this claim.

The Board denied reopening of the veteran's claims for service connection for head injury residuals, bilateral pes cavus, and anxiety disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, anxiety disorder, PTSD, and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board has granted a rating of 70 percent for the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, which results in deficiencies in most areas such as ability to work and family relations.

The Board found no evidence of current PTSD or major depression, and the veteran's service medical records did not indicate any psychiatric disorders. The Board also noted that there was no evidence of a continuity of treatment for his psychiatric conditions post-service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety neurosis, PTSD, and knee disabilities have been denied. The effective date of the grant of service connection for PTSD is October 20, 1994.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar warts in January 1981. The veteran's petition to reopen the claims for low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, and anxiety and depression was denied by the RO in August 2001. The RO found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these matters. The Board is considering all issues on a de novo basis as the previous decisions are final.