Anxiety Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, insomnia, TMJ, dark urine disorder, Chlamydia, and headaches on a direct basis. The skin disorder was not found to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety reaction, which is currently rated at 50 percent, does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating of 70 percent as required by Diagnostic Code 9400. The evidence shows occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as hopelessness, panic attacks about once or twice a month, short-term memory loss, and disturbance of mood with anxiety, depression, and irritability.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and considering whether an extra-schedular rating under 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b)(1) should be considered.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating than the current 50 percent assigned, based on his overall functioning and symptomatology.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to October 8, 1991 was denied as his service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete compliance with previous instructions, and the case is now pending further development.

The veteran's bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 10 percent, but the RO denied an increased rating.,His anxiety disorder was not evaluated as compensable.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and low back disability were denied. The claim for an increased rating for his right knee disability was granted, with the combined rating now at 20 percent.

The veteran's anxiety reaction is rated at 50 percent, and his bilateral pes planus is rated at 30 percent. The appeal for a TDIU remains pending.

The veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 30 percent, effective January 31, 2003.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for accrued benefits due to lack of new and material evidence for several service connection claims, including conjunctivitis, plantar warts, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including post-traumatic stress disorder), allergic rhinitis, and arthritis.

The veteran's claims for increased rating of anxiety disorder, service connection for hypertension and heart disability secondary to anxiety are remanded due to inadequate notification and examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet, cardiovascular disease, hypercholesterolemia-related disability, liver disability, and psychiatric disability characterized by stress and anxiety. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The veteran's bilateral defective hearing disability remains at a 30 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety/depression, hypertension, spinal cord injury, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome as the evidence did not support a causal relationship to military service.

The Board has granted a higher disability rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected dementia praecox, paranoid type with anxiety features due to occupational and social impairment.

The RO granted a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability effective June 14, 2004, due to the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's major depression with anxiety disorder has been granted a 50 percent evaluation, effective April 7, 1997. The limited range of motion in the right wrist and the scar have also been granted increased evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with dysthymia and anxiety, is not related to his service. The claim for service connection is denied.