Anxiety Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic and/or anxiety disorders, as secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service or any other condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the veteran's claims, including his claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and his claim for a hiatal hernia.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for duodenal ulcer and hiatal hernia, as well as anxiety reaction with hypoglycemia. The veteran's medical history from active duty is being reviewed to determine if these conditions were aggravated during service.

The veteran's TDIU rating is granted with an effective date of December 7, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, increased ratings for fatigue and shortness of breath due to undiagnosed illnesses, and an increased rating for tinea pedis. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, dysthymic disorder, major depression, and anxiety disorder. The appeal was based on a reopened claim due to new evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, residuals of a head injury (claimed as hemangioma), residuals of a head injury (claimed as memory loss), and residuals of a head injury (claimed as a mood disorder) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, currently diagnosed as an anxiety disorder. The issue of urinary incontinence is remanded to the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his dysthymia with anxiety, currently rated at 30 percent. The evidence showed mild to moderate symptoms but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for heart disability, hepatitis, and anxiety disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran's claims for hepatitis and anxiety disorder were previously denied in a final rating decision from June 1985.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA examinations and determining if service connection can be established for various conditions.

The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing and further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence linking the veteran's death to his service-connected anxiety disorder, and requests a medical opinion on whether the service-connected condition contributed to or caused the cause of death.

The veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction is currently rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating assignable. The claims for increased evaluations of his left wrist and femur disabilities were also denied.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, described as generalized anxiety disorder with depression.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected disabilities met the criteria for TDIU as of June 8, 1998, and assigns an effective date of June 8, 1998.

The Board dismissed the appeal for failure to present valid claims of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in rating decisions from 1950 and 1956.

The Board has granted service connection for dysthymic disorder with severe anxiety effective March 22, 2019. The veteran's anxiety is related to his service-connected HIV-related illness and hepatitis B.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia was rated at 50%, which did not meet the criteria for TDIU. The RO denied his claim as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1992 decision.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's anxiety disorder with conversion disorder effective March 30, 2000. Prior to this date, the disability was rated at 10 percent.