Anxiety Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, finding no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to his active service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for further development.

The Board denied service connection for shaking hands and tremors, as well as other conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active duty or an undiagnosed illness.

The VA denied a higher disability rating for the veteran's anxiety disorder with agoraphobia and panic attacks, finding that it did not meet the criteria for any compensable rating since July 6, 1988.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for a tinnitus rating. The issues of organic brain syndrome, hypertension (secondary to sleep apnea), anxiety disorder (secondary to organic brain syndrome), and residuals of fracture of the right femur are all in appellate status.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's anxiety disorder disability rating from 50% to 30%, effective June 1, 2002, was not proper and granted his claim for restoration of the 50% disability rating.

The veteran is seeking a permanent total disability rating for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) purposes due to his service-connected dementia secondary to head injury, mild with reactive depressive and anxiety symptoms. The VA has ordered additional examination and development of the claim.

The veteran's multiple disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or as a result of being housebound.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that there is no evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and additional medical records.

The veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a medical opinion regarding the current diagnosis and its relationship to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an undiagnosed illness manifested by symptoms involving a mental disorder, bronchial asthma, costochondritis or lumbar pathology. The back condition is also not related to service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to inconsistencies in diagnoses and the need for additional evidence regarding his employability.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his fatal cancer to his military service or any of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further evaluation of the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and depression, to determine if they are related to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, hypertension, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorder, stomach ulcers, and other stomach conditions were denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service. The Board found that the veteran did not have a verified in-service stressor for PTSD.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder warrants a 50 percent disability rating, which is the current maximum rating under Diagnostic Code 9400.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, fistula in ano, and generalized anxiety disorder. The decision found no evidence of a causal link between these conditions and active service.

The veteran seeks service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including dysthymia, depression, and anxiety. The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bleeding of the ears and anxiety disorder. The decision also addressed his claims for thyroid condition, anemia, diabetes mellitus, and pain problems due to herbicide exposure, but did not reach a final determination on these issues as they were referred to the RO.