Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating any of the veteran's claims for service connection or compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not warrant special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or on housebound status.

The VA determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder did not originate during service and is not related to his already service-connected gunshot wound residuals or malaria. The Board found no evidence of causation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis anxiety state contributed to his hypertension, which in turn contributed to his death. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder, and sleep disorder. The veteran was also denied entitlement to service connection for sterility.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the appellant and the need for additional development of records from Social Security Administration.

The veteran's anxiety neurosis with depression is rated at 70 percent, but he does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. His TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disability alone did not render him unemployable. The right eye condition denial from October 1946 remains final.

The veteran's service-connected depression with anxiety was granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective January 11, 2002. The rating was later increased to 100 percent as of October 10, 2003.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder warrants a 50 percent rating, reflecting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and ensuring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The RO has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and additional evidence submitted by the veteran needs to be considered before a final decision can be made.

The veteran's death was due to pneumonia and he had a service-connected anxiety neurosis rated at 100% since September 19, 1995. The appellant is the daughter of the deceased veteran who died when she was over 26 years old. Therefore, she does not meet the eligibility criteria for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.

The VA has denied an increased rating for the service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with emotional features, currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling. The veteran's disability is not shown to be more severe than what is contemplated by the current 30 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish a link between current anxiety disorder and service, thus denying the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety and stress disorder, low back disorder, and increased ratings for ankle and foot disabilities have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for anxiety and stress disorder. Service connection was not established for a low back disorder or for an increase in disability ratings for ankle and foot conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the cause of any disabilities resulting from treatment at a VA facility in Boston, Massachusetts in July 1992.

The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent effective March 29, 1988. The case is now ready for final adjudication with the possibility of a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to a service-connected migraine headache disorder and denied the claim for increased evaluation of migraine headaches.

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's lumbosacral strain and anxiety disorder, with a rating of 20 percent for each condition.