Anxiety Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's lumbar muscle strain does not warrant a compensable evaluation, and his anxiety reaction does not clearly interfere with normal employability. Therefore, he is denied an increased evaluation for both conditions.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is rated at 100 percent effective February 5, 2002, due to its severe impact on his ability to work and maintain employment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA outpatient treatment records and providing the veteran with examinations to determine the severity of his anxiety reaction, bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus, and back disorder. The claims will be adjudicated again based on this new evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The VA determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder warranted a 50 percent rating, but did not grant an increased rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The digestive disorder issue remains denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his bipolar disorder.

The veteran is seeking an increased evaluation for his service-connected general anxiety disorder, currently rated at 30 percent. The Board has ordered remand to ensure proper development of the claim and consideration of all relevant evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tension headaches, atypical chest pain, and generalized anxiety disorder with social phobia. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities related to these conditions that began during military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities of the right lower extremity have resulted in a significant impairment, necessitating his use of a cane and wheelchair for ambulation. As such, he is eligible for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's anxiety reaction with PTSD from January 29, 1971, through March 24, 1998.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran likely developed an acquired psychiatric disorder in service, and granted service connection for dysthymia.

The Board has determined that the veteran is permanently and totally disabled for non-service-connected disability pension purposes based on his Social Security Administration (SSA) disability determination. As a result, he qualifies for a permanent and total disability rating for non-service-connected disability pension.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for anxiety neurosis has been denied. The RO granted the veteran a 100 percent rating effective November 7, 2000.

The case is being returned to the RO for additional development due to new evidence and a remand order.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder warrants a 30 percent evaluation, reflecting occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his service, including within one year of discharge. Therefore, service connection was denied for all three conditions.

The Board found that the service-connected anxiety disorder and PTSD did not cause or contribute substantially to the veteran's death from pneumonia complicated by toxic epidermal necrolysis.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not related to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his arteriosclerotic heart disease and anxiety reaction, as well as his claim for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability. The veteran was granted service connection for an anxiety reaction secondary to his heart condition in December 2002.