Anxiety Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and for further development.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and further medical evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a fracture to the ring finger of the left hand was granted, with a final effective date set at March 31, 1998. The claim for service connection for headaches and increased ratings for anxiety neurosis were denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU were denied. His generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, while his pulmonary sarcoidosis does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with major depression warrants a 70 percent rating, reflecting severe occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claims have been dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The VA determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder with PTSD causes occupational and social impairment, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, right knee disorder, and anxiety disorder were denied in June 1983 and August 1998 respectively. The RO did not receive substantive appeals within one year of these decisions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and other relevant regulations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and consideration of his claims due to the need for updated medical evaluations.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder) renders him unable to work, meeting the criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board found that the appellant's claimed conditions are not service-connected due to lack of evidence of exposure to mustard gas and other chemical/biological agents during service.

The veteran is service-connected for dysthymia with anxiety, asthmatic bronchitis, and a right wrist disorder. He was found unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions. The effective date for the TDIU rating has been established as August 24, 1998.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a stomach condition, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty.

The veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings were denied. His adjustment disorder, with mixed anxiety and depression, was not found to be related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at the highest possible rating of 100 percent, and his postoperative prostate cancer residuals are rated at 40 percent. The shell fragment wound residuals of the left thigh remain noncompensably disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review of new evidence submitted by the appellant, including a medical opinion from a VA physician. The issues of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 will be reconsidered.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertensive vascular disease and generalized anxiety disorder, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The lung disorder claim is remanded due to insufficient examination findings.