Anxiety Board decisions

The VA determined that the appellant's generalized anxiety disorder warrants a 10 percent evaluation, effective from January 31, 2001. The initial noncompensable evaluations for his scars are also granted.

The veteran is seeking to reopen his claim of service connection for an anxiety disorder. The Board has ordered the RO to obtain opinions from his VA mental health care providers regarding whether he sustained a head trauma during active military duty and if so, whether this could be related to his current mental disorders.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected psychiatric disability, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not meet criteria warranting a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for hand tremors as secondary to the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder. The claim for an increased evaluation of the anxiety disorder is also granted.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at a non-VA hospital due to lack of prior authorization and availability of VA facilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and records related to the veteran's hepatitis C claim and his heart disability claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible evidence corroborating his alleged in-service stressors and insufficient medical evidence linking any diagnosed anxiety disorder to his military service.

The VA has granted the veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected anxiety neurosis, as it meets the percentage requirements for such. The noncompensable epilepsy does not affect this decision.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board Hearing. The case will be returned to the Board if necessary.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, is granted. The evidence shows a current diagnosis of PTSD with its onset likely related to childhood trauma, but also exacerbated by in-service stressors. Service connection is established based on new and material evidence.

The Board has decided that the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder warrants a rating in excess of 30 percent, resolving the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and additional VCAA notice.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's anxiety disorder, which was initially granted in January 1974.

The Board has decided that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an anxiety disorder should be remanded due to a lack of medical evidence and the need for further examination.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for COPD, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, and an anxiety disorder with headaches. The appeals are dismissed.

The Board found no evidence of PTSD and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's skin condition did not warrant a higher than 10 percent rating under either pre-amended or amended regulations, and his psychiatric disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher than 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and his generalized anxiety disorder was first manifested many years after active military service and is not shown to be related to any incident, injury or disease of active service.

The veteran's anxiety reaction is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating due to its current level of disability.,For migraine headaches, the veteran has an initial noncompensable evaluation. The VA examiner found that his migraines occur four times per month and are manageable with medication.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.