Anxiety Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently demonstrated panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are due to his service in World War II, granting service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and clarification of his claims, including obtaining medical records and clarifying his desire for a hearing.

The veteran is seeking service connection for an anxiety disorder as secondary to his service-connected lumbar disability and a TDIU rating. The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the veteran for VA examinations.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his anxiety disorder, finding that it does not meet the criteria for such an evaluation based on its current symptoms and functioning.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased initial rating for his psychiatric disability and found no service connection for seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the symptoms do not warrant such an increase.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and compliance with the Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 1994.

The Board found that the appellant's neurasthenia/anxiety disorder with depressive features is manifested by increased anxiety and irritability, resulting in occupational impairment but not total occupational and social impairment. Therefore, a higher rating of more than 30 percent was denied.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder but found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for bilateral hammertoes. The decision on whether the veteran's anxiety disorder is related to service remains undecided.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected PTSD and concluded that the veteran's current psychiatric conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder, but the issue of service connection for PTSD is being remanded to further development.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 30 percent disabling from November 18, 1999 to July 13, 2000 and as 50 percent disabling from July 14, 2000. The VA has denied his claims for higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues related to the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating prior to October 11, 2001 was granted and he is now rated at 70 percent for his psychiatric disability. From October 11, 2001 onwards, the claim remains pending as no higher rating has been granted.

The veteran's atrioventricular block is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, effective from November 1, 2001.,His adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood remains at a noncompensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for an anxiety disorder should be August 28, 1995, as this is the earliest date on which the veteran specifically requested consideration of a claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted the veteran an effective date of July 2, 1991 for a 100 percent evaluation for residuals of major depression with anxiety disorder and personality disorder. The case is now remanded to obtain additional VA medical records prior to July 2, 1991, and provide VCAA notice.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for additional evidence, including VA treatment records from Orangeburg VA Primary Care Clinic.