Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication due to incomplete examination reports and failure to comply with previous remand directives.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current psychiatric disorders other than PTSD.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate is remanded due to incomplete medical records and a lack of VCAA notification.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death is not related to his service or to his service-connected anxiety disorder, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and a TDIU rating is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from private providers and corroborating specific stressor events. The claim for an increased rating for maxillary sinusitis remains denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for essential tremors and anxiety disorder, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim of essential tremors.

The veteran's service-connected chronic brain syndrome is rated at 30 percent, and his depression and anxiety are not found to be related to the service-connected head trauma.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to issues related to service connection for cause of death and whether a pre-existing condition worsened by medication caused the veteran's death.

The veteran is seeking service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with major depression, which he claims began in service and/or is related to his service-connected stomach disability. The Board finds that additional development is needed due to conflicting evidence in the file.

The Board has granted service connection for general anxiety neurosis, finding new and material evidence to reopen the claim. Further development is needed before a decision can be rendered on the merits of this issue.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's claimed generalized anxiety disorder, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including manic depression, anxiety, fatigue, general adaptation disorder, and an attitude disorder is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability may have contributed to his cause of death and whether his tobacco use was proximately due to or the result of his service-connected condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder, as well as bilateral hearing loss are being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying service dates.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and opinions to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed low back disability, anxiety disorder, and right shoulder disability.

The Board granted a TDIU effective January 3, 1997, based on the veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction.

The Board has decided to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and for an increased rating for nephritis with hypertension. However, further development is needed before these claims can be adjudicated on their merits.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected anxiety reaction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claim can be decided. The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder claim will be remanded to the RO for further action.