Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's history of a psychotic disorder and anxiety disorder is due to disease that was incurred in active service, granting service connection.

The veteran's claimed conditions have not been found to be service-connected, as the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any current diagnoses are related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for a generalized anxiety disorder and assigned a 30 percent disability rating, effective from April 27, 1993. The claim was remanded to determine if the appellant's current 50 percent rating is warranted as of November 7, 1996.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and right knee disability were granted. The claim for a compensable evaluation for macular degeneration was denied. The veteran is now service-connected for PTSD with a rating of 50%.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's depression with anxiety, effective from June 24, 2002.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, reflecting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disorder and psychiatric disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.,There is no evidence of any back injury during service, and the current condition was first manifested many years after service.

The RO denied service connection for anxiety neurosis with paranoid features in April 10, 1978 due to lack of evidence of a pre-existing condition and the diagnosis was not among those subject to presumptive service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of the medical record to comply with previous Board and Court orders.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and denied service connection for post-traumatic neurosis/conversion hysteria, chronic depression, and anxiety disorder.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection as his psychiatric disorder was not shown to be incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The veteran's May to November 1991 hospitalization did not involve treatment for his service-connected IBS, and he was treated for other conditions during this period. Therefore, the claim is denied as no service-connected disorder required in excess of 21 days of his hospitalization.

The veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety neurosis with depressive features, is productive of incapacitating symptoms resulting in total occupational and social impairment. The Board has assigned a 100 percent evaluation for the service-connected psychiatric disability.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need of regular aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, the highest possible schedular level.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder, including PTSD, finding that the veteran's current symptoms are linked to his in-service stressors and treatment.

The Board found that the veteran's conditions, including weakness and lack of energy, memory loss, insomnia, sore muscles, joint aches, skin disability (intertrigo and tinea cruris), and psychiatric disability (depression and anxiety) were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the veteran's PTSD, dementia, and whether any pre-existing mental disorder is related to service or a service-connected condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder does not meet the criteria for a 70% rating based on occupational and social impairment, as his symptoms do not include suicidal ideation or obsessional rituals.

The veteran's appeal is for an increased evaluation of his service-connected skull fracture residuals, including cognitive problems, anxiety, loss of memory, and headaches. The VA has ordered further examinations to determine the exact nature and extent of these residuals.