Anxiety Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and the overpayment waiver. The veteran was diagnosed with a personality disorder and anxiety disorder, but neither is considered related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current residuals of a head injury and anxiety or depressive neurosis are not related to his active service, and denied both claims.

The veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, finding that his symptoms warranted only a 30 percent rating based on Diagnostic Code 9400 criteria.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, but did not determine whether these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal due to a lack of timely submission of a substantive appeal for his claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hallux valgus deformity and PTSD, as well as an increased evaluation for anxiety disorder.

The veteran's anxiety disorder was rated at 50 percent prior to October 6, 2001. After that date, a 70 percent rating became effective.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board cannot consider the merits of the claims as he is no longer alive.

The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, while his residuals of a fracture of the mandible do not meet criteria for any compensable rating.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder. The decision is based on direct evidence of a link between his military service and these conditions.

The veteran's service-connected anxiety neurosis and bilateral pes planus, without consideration of any other disabilities, render him unemployable. The Board grants a total disability evaluation for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD cannot be granted as there is no medical evidence establishing a direct link between his active military service and his current diagnosed conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a TDIU rating due to his service-connected disabilities, which include psoriasis and postoperative melanoma. The combined rating for these conditions is 70 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder originated during his active military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety neurosis does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 or 100 percent evaluation.

The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected anxiety disorder, currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling. The case is being remanded due to procedural issues and potential need for additional development.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than December 17, 1996 for the grant of a 100% evaluation for service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the motion to revise the April 3, 1984 decision on grounds of clear and unmistakable error for not meeting the requirement of actual employability established by clear and convincing evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and increased the evaluation of the veteran's anxiety reaction with depressive features to 50 percent.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, effective from March 1992. The veteran's claim for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or special home adaptation is referred to the RO for further action.