Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability and granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that new evidence supports a link between the veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to his service-connected anxiety with depressive and post-traumatic stress features substantially or materially contributing to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and requests a new VA examination for anxiety. The veteran's PTSD claim is intertwined with his anxiety disorder, so it will be deferred until after the increased rating issue is resolved.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 2, 1991 for a 100% evaluation of her service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection of a seizure disorder and nervous disorder (anxiety reaction).,However, the claim for residuals of a left foot injury remains denied.

The Board found that the veteran's anxiety disorder produces no more than some occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, resulting in a finding of law that his claim for a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current psychosis disability and did not establish service connection for depression, generalized anxiety disorder, or PTSD. The stressors claimed by the veteran were not verified due to lack of credible supporting evidence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, and his increased evaluation for residuals of a stab wound to the left chest with partial pneumothorax remains pending.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew their appeal through their representative.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder with dysthymia and alcohol dependence, finding that his psychiatric disability produces severe impairment in work and family relations. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities.

The veteran's psychiatric disability results in severe social and industrial impairment, warranting a 70 percent rating.

The Board found that the veteran's unemployability is due to his alcohol and substance abuse, not a service-connected psychiatric condition. Therefore, he does not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for clarification on whether the veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or anxiety disorder not otherwise specified (ADNOS), related to service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with depression warrants a 50 percent disability rating from the effective date of service connection to the present.

The veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and duodenal ulcer with pylorospasm and irritable bowel syndrome are currently rated at the maximum allowable under VA rating criteria. The Board has determined that these conditions do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation, thus denying his claims for increased ratings. Additionally, the evidence does not support an award of TDIU as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from engaging in any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of gouty arthritis, peptic ulcer disease, or anxiety disorder. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder is a result of disease incurred during active military service and has granted the claim for service connection.

The veteran is entitled to presumptive service connection for certain diseases based on his status as a former prisoner of war, provided he was interned or detained for at least 30 days.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and residuals of heat stroke, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety reaction warrants a 70 percent evaluation, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment. Service connection for sleep apnea is denied as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected anxiety disorder.