Anxiety Board decisions

The veteran's psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder and depression, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for anxiety neurosis, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for his psychiatric disorder. The claim for PTSD was denied due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors actually occurred, as the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during service. The claim for an increased rating for psychoneurosis, anxiety state, was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a nexus between her current conditions and active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, concluding that his generalized anxiety disorder did not contribute substantially or materially to his death from coronary artery disease.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected anxiety neurosis, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's combined service-connected disability rating is 80 percent, which meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The Board finds that his service-connected disabilities render him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected major depressive and generalized anxiety disorders meet the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation, effective from March 22, 2001. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, and found that his anxiety disorder and/or personality disorder are not related to his service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder warrants a 50 percent evaluation, and his skin cancer is secondary to sun exposure. The effective date for these determinations is not specified.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected chorioretinitis, anxiety reaction, and incomplete paralysis of all radicular groups on the left have been granted. The evaluation for incomplete paralysis of all radicular groups on the left has been increased to 40 percent since April 1999.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected dysthymic reaction with generalized anxiety state did not render him unemployable prior to May 22, 2001. As a result, an earlier effective date for TDIU is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety with depressive features and alcoholism did not warrant an increased evaluation, nor did it meet the criteria for a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's disability, characterized by residuals of a cerebral concussion and anxiety neurosis, warrants an increased evaluation to 30 percent. The current 10 percent rating is considered appropriate given the severity of his symptoms.

The veteran's disabilities, including anxiety neurosis with dizzy spells and defective vision, require the aid and attendance of another person to protect him from daily hazards. As a result, he is entitled to special monthly pension at the aid and attendance rate.

The Board has determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder warrants a 100 percent schedular disability rating due to severe impairment in thought processes, communication, social functioning, and industrial capacity.

The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is manifested by excessive anxiety and worry, chronic feelings of restlessness, fatigue, irritability, muscle tension, difficulty concentrating, confusion, sleep disturbance, headaches and weakness. The Board has determined that the criteria for a 50 percent rating have been met.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his generalized anxiety disorder, currently rated at 30 percent.

The veteran's anxiety disorder with PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating.