Anxiety Board decisions

The veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional information and evidence regarding his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder or PTSD, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that suggests an in-service stressor.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is required, including verifying the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and conducting a VA examination to determine if he currently has an acquired psychiatric disorder due to active service.

The veteran's appeal is to determine if he should receive a higher initial rating for his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, and the case has been remanded due to new evidence of worsening symptoms.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for further development due to insufficient information regarding stressor events in service and incomplete medical records. The case will be readjudicated after these issues are addressed.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death, and there was no evidence of a relationship between his service-connected conditions and his cause of death. The claim for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his anxiety disorder with night terrors, finding that it did not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The VA determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for a nervous condition, to include depression, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head tumor, including headaches, memory loss, disequilibrium, and slurred speech, as well as an anxiety disorder. The decision is based on the veteran's behavior during his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities related to his claimed sunstroke incident in service, and thus cannot establish service connection for residuals of sunstroke.

The Board has denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for anxiety reaction/generalized anxiety disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected dysthymia and anxiety is being remanded due to the need for further development of the record, including obtaining medical records from the Social Security Administration.

The RO found no CUE in the August 1957 rating decision that severed service connection for psychoneurosis, anxiety state.

The veteran's anxiety reaction with depressive features associated with neurodermatitis was rated at 30 percent prior to August 30, 2002.,From August 30, 2002 through June 13, 2006, the veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for his service-connected anxiety reaction with depressive features associated with neurodermatitis.,Effective from June 14, 2006, the veteran's anxiety reaction with depressive features associated with neurodermatitis is rated at 70 percent.

The VA has denied a higher disability rating for the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with panic, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating greater than 50 percent.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional evidence and provide proper notice regarding the reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for passive-dependent personality disorder, depression, stress, and anxiety.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or contributed to by his service-connected disabilities, including his WPW syndrome and coronary artery disease. Therefore, the claim for cause of death is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety disorder and a back disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.