Anxiety Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the percentage requirements for a TDIU prior to April 20, 1999 and thus denied an earlier effective date.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder did not cause or contribute to his death from sepsis due to intestinal obstruction. The VA examiner concluded that the service-connected anxiety disorder was not a contributing factor to the cause of death.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and its etiology, including whether it is related to service or pre-existed service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of nexus opinion and improper notice, requiring further development.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for DIC based on post-traumatic stress disorder and for accrued benefits due to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder. The decision found that there was no diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder at the time of the veteran's death, and that his depression and anxiety were not related to his active service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a psychiatric examination to determine the appropriate diagnosis and severity of any current psychiatric symptoms. The veteran's claim for service connection for a cognitive disorder is also being considered.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a chronic psychiatric disorder, specifically an anxiety disorder. The case has been remanded due to incomplete service records and the need for proper notification regarding alternate sources of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for depression, anxiety, anger, soft tissue sarcoma, and skin cancer as there is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran has any of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder and denied service connection for jungle rot.

The Board's September 24, 2004 decision was dismissed as moot due to a stipulated agreement between the parties for an earlier effective date of December 12, 1975.

The VA has maintained a non-compensable disability rating for the appellant's anxiety disorder since its initial grant in 1944. The most recent evaluation of 50 percent was granted effective February 16, 2001.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach ulcer and an anxiety disorder, both secondary to hyperhidrosis/dermatitis. The evidence does not support the presence of these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance is not supported by evidence, as his service-connected anxiety disorder does not require such assistance.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and service personnel records.

The VA has determined that the veteran's anxiety reaction, formerly evaluated as neurasthenia, does not warrant a disability evaluation higher than 10 percent.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his anxiety psychoneurosis, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation prior to November 7, 1996 and prior to November 7, 2005.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder warrants a 50 percent evaluation, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish a causal link between his anxiety disorder and military service.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability does not meet the criteria for SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person or being housebound.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA opinion on whether the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder contributed to his death from coronary artery disease and hypertension.